Factors influencing prostate cancer screening decisions among African American men

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 374-380

  Sanchez, Michael A ^a   Bowen, Deborah J ^a,b   Hart Jr , Alton ^c   Spigner, Clarence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Health education; Prostate cancer screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DECISION MAKING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 34447550519     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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