Recruiting African American men for cancer screening studies: Applying a culturally based model

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 441-451

  Abernethy, Alexis D ^a   Magat, Maricar M ^a   Houston, Tina R ^a   Arnold Jr , Harold L ^b   Bjorck, Jeffrey P ^a   Gorsuch, Richard L ^a  

^a FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Culture; Health promotion; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RELIGION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 23744495128     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198104272253     Document Type: Review

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