Pacific Islanders’ Perceived Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-200

  Siaki, Leilani A ^a   Loescher, Lois J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; diabetes; Pacific Islanders; perceived risk; risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PERCEPTION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PERCEPTION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954469148     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659610395763     Document Type: Article

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