Using focus groups to adapt ethnically appropriate, information-seeking and recruitment messages for a prostate cancer screening program for men at high risk

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 674-682

  Bryan, Charlene J ^a   Wetmore Arkader, Lindsay ^b   Calvano, Tammy ^a   Deatrick, Janet A ^a   Giri, Veda N ^a,b,c   Bruner, Deborah Watkins ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Minority health; Prostate cancer; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EXPERIMENTATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

EID: 45749137116     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31340-7     Document Type: Article

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