John Henryism, socioeconomic position, and blood pressure in a multi-ethnic urban community

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 24-30

  LeBrón, Alana M W ^a   Schulz, Amy Jo ^a   Mentz, Graciela ^a   Perkins, Denise White ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Blood Pressure; Ethnicity; Health Inequities; Hispanic; John Henryism; Latino; Non Latino Black; Race; Socioeconomic Status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; COPING BEHAVIOR; ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MICHIGAN; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84922744096     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: 19450826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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