Promoting Breast Cancer Screening in Rural, African American Communities: The "Science and Art" of Community Health Promotion

Health and Social Work

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 104-115

  Altpeter, Mary ^a   Earp, Jo Anne L ^b   Schopler, Janice H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Community health centers; Community organization; Mammograms; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NORTH CAROLINA; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL WORK; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0032065694     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/23.2.104     Document Type: Article

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