Development and implementation of outreach strategies for breast and cervical cancer prevention among African American women

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-50

  Tatum, Cathy ^a   Wilson, Alma ^a   Dignan, Mark ^a   Paskett, Electra D ^a   Velez, Ramon ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION CENTERS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HOUSING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030950080     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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