Counseled women's perspectives on their interactions with lay health advisors: A feasibility study

Health Education Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-24

  Flax, V L ^a   Earp, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAMMOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; VOLUNTEER;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 0033032583     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/14.1.15     Document Type: Article

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