Perceived access to health care and its influence on the prevalence of behavioral risks among urban African Americans

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 952-962

  Shavers, Vickie L ^a,b   Shankar, Sharada ^a   Alberg, Anthony J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Barriers to care; Behavioral risks; Cancer screening utilization; Cigarette smoking; Health care access; Health disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING;

EID: 0036835174     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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