Korean immigrants' knowledge of heart attack symptoms and risk factors

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-72

  Hwang, Seon Y ^a   Ryan, Catherine J ^a   Zerwic, Julie Johnson ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heart attack; Korean immigrants; Risk factor; Symptom

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHI SQUARE TEST; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMIGRANT; KNOWLEDGE; KOREA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 37249057876     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9053-y     Document Type: Article

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