Natural helping functions of lay health advisors in breast cancer education

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 23-29

  Eng, Eugenia ^a   Smith, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer control; community; health education; lay health advisor; minorities; older women

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; BLACKS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGE; NORTH CAROLINA; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0029021516     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00694741     Document Type: Article

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