Effects of Counseling and Ethnic Identity on Perceived Risk and Cancer Worry in African American Women

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 365-379

  Bowen, Deborah J ^a,b   Christensen, Catherine L ^a   Powers, Diane ^a   Graves, Diane R ^b   Anderson, Cheryl A M ^b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Breast screening behavior; Cancer worry; Perceived cancer risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001209140     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026262321756     Document Type: Article

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