Views of hypertension among young African Americans who vary in their risk of developing hypertension

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-34

  Savoca, Margaret R ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^b   Evans, Conner D ^c   Flint, Tara L ^a   Bradfield, Allison G ^a   Morton, Tiffany B ^a   Harshfield, Gregory A ^c   Ludwig, David A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Chronic disease prevention; Health disparities; Health literacy; Hypertension; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STRESS; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; ETHNOLOGY; INTERVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249106545     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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