Perceptions of cardiovascular health in an underserved community of deaf adults using American Sign Language

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 192-197

  McKee, Michael ^a   Schlehofer, Deirdre ^b   Cuculick, Jessica ^b   Starr, Matthew ^a   Smith, Scott ^a   Chin, Nancy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ASL; Cardiovascular health; Deaf; Deaf culture; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PASSIVE SMOKING; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SIGN LANGUAGE; STRESS; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SIGN LANGUAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960020271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19366574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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