An urban intergenerational program for cancer control education

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 233-239

  Lowe, Jane Isaacs ^a   Barg, Frances K ^b   Norman, Sandra ^c   McCorkle, Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c School of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; NEOPLASMS; TEACHING; TEACHING MATERIALS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0031452074     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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