Communicating with pictures: Perceptions of cardiovascular health among Asian immigrants

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2147-2149

  Fitzpatrick, Annette L ^a   Steinman, Lesley E ^a   Tu, Shin Ping ^b   Ly, Kiet A ^a   Ton, Thanh G N ^a   Yip, Mei Po ^d   Sin, Mo Kyung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT;

AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHINA; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; VIETNAM;

EID: 72249113223     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.172320     Document Type: Article

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