African American Church Participation and Health Care Practices

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 908-913

  Aaron, Kaytura Felix ^a   Levine, David ^b   Burstin, Helen R ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Church attendance; Health care practices; Health care services; Preventive services; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COMORBIDITY; DENTAL CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEGRO; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RELIGION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0344825871     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20936.x     Document Type: Article

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