Follow-up of abnormal screening mammograms among low-income ethnically diverse women: Findings from a qualitative study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 283-292

  Allen, Jennifer D ^a,b,c   Shelton, Rachel C ^a,c   Harden, Elizabeth ^a   Goldman, Roberta E ^d  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Mammography; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFTERCARE; AGED; BOSTON; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; WOMEN;

EID: 45649084561     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.03.024     Document Type: Article

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