Tackling health literacy: adaptation of public hypertension educational materials for an Indo-Asian population in Canada

• Main Authors: Mohan Sailesh (Author), Smith Megan (Author), Allu Selina (Author), King Kathryn M (Author), Mawani Shefina (Author), Jones Charlotte A (Author), Campbell Norman RC (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Indo-Asians in Canada are at increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. There is a need for cultural and language specific educational materials relating to this risk. During this project we developed and field tested the acceptabil...