Cultural factors associated with antihypertensive medication adherence in Chinese immigrants

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 354-362

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b School of Nursing

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese; Chinese medicine; Cultures; Hypertension; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 33748698676     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005082-200609000-00005     Document Type: Article

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