Racial Disparities in Testicular Cancer: Impact on Health Promotion

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-64

  Gleason, Alexander M ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing intervention; racial disparity; testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PATHOLOGY; TESTIS TUMOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30944439477     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659605281980     Document Type: Article

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