Chinese immigrants' management of their cardiovascular disease risk

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 804-826

  King, Kathryn M ^a   Leblanc, Pamela ^a   Carr, William ^a   Hude Quan, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Chinese immigrants; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34848817037     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945906296431     Document Type: Article

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