Blood pressure and interpersonal discrimination: Systematic review of epidemiologic studies

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 956-963

  Couto, Paulo Francisco ^a   Goto, Janaina Brugnera ^a   Bastos, João Luiz ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Epidemiologic studies; Prejudice; Review

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNICITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERPERSONAL DISCRIMINATION; PUBLICATION; RACISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84869053355     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2012005000090     Document Type: Review

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