Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among Arab Americans

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 330-337

  Tailakh, Ayman ^a   Mentes, Janet C ^b   Morisky, Donald E ^b   Pike, Nancy A ^b   Phillips, Linda R ^b   Evangelista, Lorraine S ^c  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; Arab Americans; hypertension; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880247922     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e31825638ae     Document Type: Article

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