Cardiovascular risk reduction for African-American men through health empowerment and anger management

Health Education Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 208-218

  Stephens, Torrance ^a,e   Braithwaite, Harold ^b   Johnson, Larry ^c   Harris, Catrell ^c   Katkowsky, Steven ^c   Troutman, Adewale ^d  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c REACH 2010

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^e CEO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Anger management; Atlanta Empowerment Zone (AEZ); Cardiovascular disease; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANGER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPOWERMENT; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION; STUDENT T TEST; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 49649123544     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896908094638     Document Type: Article

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