An innovative partnership to address breast cancer screening among vulnerable populations

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Peek, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Community health; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34948849104     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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