Behavioral change for blood pressure control among urban and rural adults in Taiwan

Health Promotion International

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-228

  Chang, Luna ^a   McAlister, Alfred L ^b   Taylor, Wendell C ^b   Chan, Wenyaw ^b  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension control; Lifestyle modifications; Stages and processes of behavior change; Urban and rural comparision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SMOKING CESSATION; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RURAL HEALTH; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAIWAN; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0042839657     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dag017     Document Type: Article

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