Hypertension labelling was associated with poorer self-rated health in the Third US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-123

  Barger, Steven D ^a   Muldoon, M F ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

False positive reactions; Labelling; NHANES III; Quality of life; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGRO; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING TEST; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31444436867     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001950     Document Type: Article

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