Mammography adherence and beliefs in a sample of low-income African American women

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 228-240

  Champion, Victoria L ^a   Springston, Jeffrey ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Low income African American; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEGRO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033399525     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm0603_2     Document Type: Article

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