Developing culturally sensitive cancer genetics communication aids for African Americans

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 118 A, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 146-155

  Baty, Bonnie Jeanne ^a,c   Kinney, Anita Yeomans ^a,b   Ellis, Sara Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American health; Cancer genetics; Cultural sensitivity; Education; Focus groups; Genetic counseling; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CHROMOSOME 17; EDUCATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; MAMMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BRCA1 PROTEIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; BRCA1 PROTEIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 17; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0037824700     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.10150     Document Type: Article

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