Knowledge of diet and blood pressure among African Americans: Use of focus groups for questionnaire development

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-197

  Carter Edwards, Lori ^a   Bynoe, Monica J ^b   Svetkey, Laura P ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Churches; Diet; Focus Groups; Hypertension; Knowledge; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0031603192     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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