The relationship between social network characteristics and breast cancer screening practices among employed women

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-200

  Allen, Jennifer Dacey ^a   Sorensen, Glorian ^b   Stoddard, Anne M ^b   Peterson, Karen E ^b   Colditz, Graham ^b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032715725     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02884833     Document Type: Article

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