Influence of coping with prostate cancer threat on frequency of digital rectal examinations

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 188-200

  Kudadjie Gyamfi, Elizabeth ^a   Consedine, Nathan S ^a   Ungar, Tracey ^a   Magai, Carol ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Coping styles; Digital rectal examinations; Ethnic subpopulations; Imagined prostate cancer diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749108618     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.32.2.8     Document Type: Article

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