Prostate Cancer Knowledge among Multiethnic Black Men

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 650-656

  Magnus, Marcia ^a,b  

^a Florida International University ^*

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiethnic black men; Prostate cancer knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CARIBBEAN REGION; FLORIDA; HAITI; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 2342431524     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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