Using a community readiness model to help overcome breast health disparities among U.S. Latinas

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 603-619

  Borrayo, Evelinn A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk; Community climate; Community readiness; Community readiness model; Health disparities; Medically underserved; Psychological readiness; Risk factor modification; Strength based treatment model; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

RALOXIFENE; TAMOXIFEN;

BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RESEARCH; COMMUNITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAINING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250197256     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080701202205     Document Type: Review

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