Increasing knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors among African Americans by use of community health workers: The ABCD community intervention pilot project

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 179-185

  Daniels, Elvan C ^a   Powe, Barbara D ^b   Metoyer, Toye ^a   McCray, Gail ^a   Baltrus, Peter ^a   Rust, George S ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cardiovascular; Community health workers; Diabetes; Hypertension; Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE;

EID: 84864568772     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30139-5     Document Type: Article

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