Cultural sensitivity and readability of breast and prostate printed cancer education materials targeting African Americans

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-169

  Guidry, Jeffrey J ^a   Fagan, Pebbles ^a   Walker, Verrick ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cancer education materials; Cultural sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; READING; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PAMPHLETS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PUBLICATIONS; READING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032018320     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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