Older immigrant Sikh men's perspective of the challenges of managing coronary heart disease risk

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 218-226

  Bedi, Harman ^a   LeBlanc, Pamela ^a   McGregor, Lisa ^a   Mather, Charles ^a   King, Kathryn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease risk; Grounded theory; Men; Sikh religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

EID: 50349093683     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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