Racial differences in attitudes regarding cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment: A qualitative study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 225-231

  Woodard, LeChauncy D ^a   Hernandez, Marie T ^b   Lees, Emily ^a,c   Petersen, Laura A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Physician patient relationship; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ATTITUDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 19444367095     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2004.06.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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