Cardiovascular disease knowledge in a sample of middle-aged and older African-American adults: Challenges for rehabilitation medicine

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 62-74

  Britton, Pamela C ^a   Weaver, Gayle D ^a   Yee, Barbara W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; cardiovascular disease; health beliefs and knowledge; middle aged adults; older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 0031058994     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-199703000-00008     Document Type: Article

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