Enhancing patient-physician communication: A community and culturally based approach

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 150-154

  Martin, Michelle Y ^a   Keys, Wendy ^a   Person, Sharina D ^a   Kim, Yongin ^a   Ashford II, Rowell S ^b   Kohler, Connie ^b   Norton, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24144472272     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430154jce2003_8     Document Type: Article

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