Perceived racial discrimination in clinical encounters among African American hypertensive patients

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 251-263

  Greer, Tawanda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Appointment adherence; Hypertension; Racial discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 77249138335     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0265     Document Type: Article

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