Knowledge, beliefs and barriers associated with prostate cancer prevention and screening behaviors among African-American men

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1286-1295

  Blocker, Deborah E ^a   Romocki, LaHoma Smith ^a   Thomas, Kamilah B ^b   Jones, Belinda L ^a   Jackson, Ethel Jean ^a   Reid, Laverne ^a   Campbell, Marci K ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Attitudes and beliefs; Church based interventions; Minorities; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RELIGION; SCREENING TEST; SPIRITUAL HEALING; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RELIGION;

EID: 33746710381     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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