Toward a model of prostate cancer information seeking: Identifying salient behavioral and normative beliefs among African American men

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 422-440

  Ross, Levi ^a   Kohler, Connie L ^b   Grimley, Diane M ^b   Green, B Lee ^c   Anderson Lewis, Charkarra ^d  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Focus groups; Information seeking; Theory of reasoned action

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SERVICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROSTATE TUMOR; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ALABAMA; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSISSIPPI; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34249699700     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198106290751     Document Type: Article

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