Hypertension among oral contraceptive users in El Paso, Texas

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1511-1521

  White, Kari ^a   Potter, Joseph E ^b   Hopkins, Kristine ^b   Amastae, Jon ^c   Grossman, Daniel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^d IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic Latina; Hypertension; Oral contraceptives; Screening; U.S. Mexico border

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MEXICAN AMERICAN; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887101115     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0172     Document Type: Article

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