Quality of life in hypertensive clinic patients following hurricane Katrina

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 226-231

  Stanley, Erin ^a   Muntner, Paul ^b,c,d   Re, Richard N ^e   Frohlich, Edward D ^e   Holt, Elizabeth ^e   Krousel Wood, Marie A ^d,e,f  

^a Louisiana Office of Public Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^f TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disasters; Hurricane Katrina; Hypertension; Quality of life; Short form 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HURRICANE; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052713671     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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