Risk factor distribution among sociodemographically diverse African American adults

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 125-140

  Resnicow, K ^a   Wang, T ^a   Dudley, W ^b   Jackson, A ^a   Ahluwalia, J ^c   Baranowski, T ^d   Braithwaite, R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Ethnicity; Sociodemographics

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0035015411     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/78.1.125     Document Type: Article

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