Using a culturally relevant theory to recruit African American men for prostate cancer screening

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 452-454

  Lewis, Rhonda K ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Prostate cancer screening; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

EID: 23744462428     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198104272254     Document Type: Note

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