Prostate cancer and psychosocial concerns in African American men: Literature synthesis and recommendations

Health and Social Work

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 302-311

  Pierce, Robert ^a,d   Chadiha, Letha A ^a   Vargas, Amy ^b   Mosley, Muriel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c US Army Medical Department Center & School   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Health Belief Model; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PROSTATE CANCER; RACE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; MALE; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 1542542137     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/28.4.302     Document Type: Review

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