An ethnic-sensitive approach for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle: Is it warranted?

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 587-589

  Lee, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXERCISE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NOTE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE;

EID: 50449088167     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2008.54     Document Type: Note

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