African American culture and hypertension prevention

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 831-854

  Peters, Rosalind M ^a,b   Aroian, Karen J ^a   Flack, John M ^a,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Institute of Nursing   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Anthropology ^*

Author keywords

African American; Collective identity; Culture; Hypertension; Self care; Theory of Planned Behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NEGRO; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33749587007     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945906289332     Document Type: Article

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