Health disparities in lifestyle choices among hypertensive Korean Americans, non-Hispanic Whites, and Blacks

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-74

  Kim, Mi Ja ^a   Ahn, Yang Heui ^b   Chon, Chris ^c   Bowen, Phyllis ^a   Khan, Shaheen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^c RUSH NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Hypertension; Lifestyles; Minority ethnic groups

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KOREA; LIFESTYLE; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SODIUM RESTRICTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET, REDUCING; DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KOREA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 21844480649     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800405276820     Document Type: Article

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