Cultural factors and medication compliance in Chinese immigrants who are taking antihypertensive medications: Instrument development

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-252

  Li, Wen Wen ^a   Stewart, Anita L ^a   Stotts, Nancy A ^a   Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive medications; Chinese immigrants; Compliance; Culture; Hypertension; Medication compliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645698541     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jnum.13.3.231     Document Type: Article

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