Cardiovascular risk in minority and underserved women in Appalachian Tennessee: A descriptive study

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 210-216

  Pearson, Tamera Lea ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular risk; Health disparities; Screening; Secondary prevention; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; TENNESSEE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77953076501     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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