High blood pressure knowledge in an Urban African-American Community

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 90-96

  Martins, David ^a   Gor, Devang ^a   Teklehaimanot, Senait ^a   Norris, Keith ^a  

^a KING DREW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Community; High blood pressure knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035650427     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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