Coronary Heart Disease in South Asian Immigrants: Synthesis of Research and Implications for Health Promotion and Prevention in Nursing Practice

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 292-299

  Mathews, Rahel ^a   Zachariah, Rachel ^b  

^a Research Triangle Institute   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Indian; Asian Indian immigrants; Bangladesh; Pakistan; South Asians; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MIGRATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING RESEARCH; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STATISTICS; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EXERCISE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RESEARCH; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45349084236     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659608317448     Document Type: Article

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