Heart health-associated health beliefs and behaviours of adolescents of African and African Caribbean descent in two cities in the United Kingdom

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1234-1242

  Higginbottom, Gina Marie Awoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; African caribbean; Evidence based nursing practice; Health beliefs and behaviours; Heart health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MIGRATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEGRO; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARIBBEAN REGION; CHILD; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034323515     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01594.x     Document Type: Article

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