Cancer screening in the community. Taking the show on the road

Cancer Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-110

  Suhayda, Lynne ^a   Riley, Mary Alyce ^b   Roth, Lisa ^c   McDonongh, Kathleen ^b   Sparico, Ann ^b   Clement, Lisa ^b  

^a American Chemical Society   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer education; cancer screening; early cancer detection; underserved community

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; EARLY CANCER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0030973877     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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