Exploring the association between reported discrimination and hypertension among African Americans: A systematic review

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 422-431

  Cuffee, Yendelela L ^a   Hargraves, J Lee ^a   Allison, Jeroan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Bias; Black; Discrimination; Elevated blood pressure; Hypertension; Racism; Unfair treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; RACISM; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RACISM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84869044586     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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