Understanding minority patients' beliefs about hypertension to reduce gaps in communication between patients and clinicians

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-44

  Kronish, Ian M ^a   Leventhal, Howard ^b   Horowitz, Carol R ^c  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POLLUTION; POVERTY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SELF CARE; STRESS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MINORITY HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855351985     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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