Awareness of heart attack and stroke symptoms among Hispanic male adults living in the United States

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 761-768

  Lutfiyya, May Nawal ^a   Bardales, Ricardo ^b   Bales, Robert ^b   Aguero, Carlos ^b   Brady, Shelly ^b   Tobar, Adriana ^b   McGrath, Cynthia ^b   Zaiser, Julia ^b   Lipsky, Martin S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities in heart attack and stroke symptom knowledge; Heart attack and stroke symptom knowledge; Hispanic men

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEART INFARCTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STROKE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751677214     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9250-y     Document Type: Article

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