Awareness of blood pressure among older adults: A cross-sectional descriptive study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 796-804

  Lee, Young Shin ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Awareness; Blood Pressure; Cognition; Hypertension; Motivation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SYSTOLE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SYSTOLE; TEXAS;

EID: 34249989683     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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