Messages of hope: Health communication strategies that address barriers preventing black women from screening for breast cancer

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 489-505

  Frisby, Cynthia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0742299016     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002193470203200501     Document Type: Article

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