Demographic, behavioral, psychosocial, and dietary correlates of cancer screening in African Americans

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 146-164

  Satia, Jessie A ^a,b   Galanko, Joseph A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease

Author keywords

African Americans; Cancer screening; Colonoscopy; Early detection; Mammography; Prostate specific antigen (PSA) test; Sigmoidoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049165823     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0114     Document Type: Article

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