Evaluation of a training program to prepare community health representatives to promote breast and cervix cancer screening among Native American women

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 237-243

  Petersen, Wesley O ^a,c   Trapp, Mary Alice ^a   Sellers, Thomas A ^b   Nicometo, Ann M ^a   Kaur, Judith S ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMMUNITY CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EXAMINATION; SKILL; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAINING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 13944262073     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430154jce1904_12     Document Type: Article

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