Expectations of Blood Pressure Management in Hypertensive African-American Patients: A Qualitative Study

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 442-449

  Ogedegbe, Gbenga ^a,b   Mancuso, Carol A ^a,c   Allegrante, John P ^a,c  

^a Hospital for Special Surgery ^*

^b Weill Med Coll of Cornell Univ ^*  (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Hypertension; Patient expectations; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STROKE; TAXONOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842485127     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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