Ethnic differences in risk perception among women at increased risk for breast cancer

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-35

  Hughes, Chanita ^a   Lerman, Caryn ^a   Lustbader, Edward ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Africentric perspective; Avoidance; Cultural factors; Ethnicity; Risk perception; Screening practices; Sociodemographics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 0029836328     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01806000     Document Type: Article

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