Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) intervention reduces blood pressure among hypertensive African American patients in a neighborhood health care center

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 259-264

  Rankins, Jenice ^a   Sampson, Wayne ^b   Brown, Betty ^a   Jenkins Salley, Tihesha ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bond Community Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; DASH diet; Folate; Hypertension; Nutrition intervention; Social Cognitive Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944543158     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60281-9     Document Type: Article

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