Perceived discrimination and blood pressure in older African American and white adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1002-1008

  Lewis, Tené T ^a   Barnes, Lisa L ^b,c   Bienias, Julia L ^b   Lackland, Daniel T ^d   Evans, Denis A ^b   Mendes De Leon, Carlos F ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Aging; Blood pressure; Discrimination (psychology); Prejudice; Whites

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREJUDICE;

EID: 68949137507     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp062     Document Type: Article

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