Blood pressure screenings through community nursing health fairs: Motivating individuals to seek health care follow-up

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 119-129

  Lucky, Daniel ^a   Turner, Barbara ^b   Hall, Melissa ^c   Lefaver, Scott ^d   de Werk, Art ^e  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

^d SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Director of Public Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH FAIRS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961154058     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2011.588589     Document Type: Article

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