Rural-urban differences in breast cancer screening among African American women

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 4 SUPPL. A, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Husaini, Baqar A ^a   Emerson, Janice S ^a   Hull, Pamela C ^a   Sherkat, Darren E ^b   Levine, Robert S ^c   Cain, Van A ^a  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Faith based interventions; Mammography; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244458169     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0124     Document Type: Conference Paper

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