First Nations people's challenge in managing coronary artery disease risk

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1074-1087

  King, Kathryn M ^a   Sanguins, Julianne ^b   McGregor, Lisa ^a   LeBlanc, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Health and Wellness Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; Coronary artery disease; Culture; Gender; Grounded theory; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CANADA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34848888637     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307307918     Document Type: Article

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