Colorectal screening patterns and perceptions of risk among African-American users of a community health center

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 409-427

  Lipkus, Isaac M ^a   Rimer, Barbara K ^b   Lyna, Pauline R ^a   Pradhan, Archana A ^a   Conaway, Mark ^a   Woods Powell, C T ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMMUNITY CARE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; ODDS RATIO; PALPATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0029990877     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01702602     Document Type: Article

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