Black cosmetologists promoting health program: Pilot study outcomes

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-37

  Sadler, Georgia Robins ^a   Thomas, Anne Goldzier ^b   Gebrekristos, Bisrat ^b   Dhanjal, Sharanjeet K ^b   Mugo, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEAUTY CULTURE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLORADO; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034008805     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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