Race differences in the physical and psychological impact of hypertension labeling

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 458-463

  Spruill, Tanya M ^a   Gerber, Linda M ^b   Schwartz, Joseph E ^c,d   Pickering, Thomas G ^c   Ogedegbe, Gbenga ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; disparities; hypertension; quality of life; screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84858707783     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.258     Document Type: Article

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