A Systematic Review of Beliefs About Hypertension and its Treatment Among African Americans

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Buckley, Leo ^a   Labonville, Stephanie ^b   Barr, Judith ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension in African Americans; Medication adherence; Patient beliefs

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAT INTAKE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART DISEASE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KINESIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MEDICATION ADHERENCE;

EID: 84970021302     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: 15343111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-016-0662-5     Document Type: Review

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