Subjective and objective evaluations of health among middle-aged and older veterans with hypertension

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 592-608

  Hong, Tantina B ^a,c   Oddone, Eugene Z ^a   Dudley, Tara K ^b   Bosworth, Hayden B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health congruence; Hypertension; Optimist; Perceptions of health; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CONGRUENCE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 25144457442     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264305279780     Document Type: Article

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