Perceptions about breast cancer among African American women: Do selected educational materials challenge them?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-204

  Powe, Barbara D ^a   Daniels, Elvan C ^b   Finnie, Ramona ^a   Thompson, Angela ^a  

^a BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Breast cancer perceptions; Educational pamphlets; Health literacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 11844265871     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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