Ethnicity and health literacy: A survey on hypertension knowledge among Canadian ethnic populations

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 276-282

  Cunningham, Ceara Tess ^a   Sykes, Lindsay L ^a   Metcalfe, Amy ^b   Cheng, Amy ^a   Riaz, Muhammad ^a   Lin, Katie ^a   Schorr, Emily ^a   Campbell, Norm R C ^a   Quan, Hude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Awareness; Ethnic groups; Health literacy; Hypertension; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; COLLEGE; DIVORCED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903958325     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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