Antihypertensive Medication Adherence Among Elderly Chinese Americans

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 297-305

  Hsu, ya Hui ^a   Mao, Chia Ling ^b   Wey, Mercy ^b  

^a Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antihypertensive medications; elderly Chinese American; medication adherence

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIGRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957040537     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659609360707     Document Type: Article

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