Using adult learning theory concepts to address barriers to cancer genetic risk assessment in the African American community

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-288

  Kendall, Jeff ^a   Kendall, Colleen ^b   Ali Khan Catts, Zohra ^a   Radford, Cristi ^a   Dasch, Kimberly ^a  

^a HELEN F GRAHAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Comcast Cable Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adult learning theory; African Americans; Cancer genetic risk assessment; Community education

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING THEORY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GUIDELINES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249948215     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-006-9070-3     Document Type: Review

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