An intervention study to increase colorectal cancer knowledge and screening among community elders

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 435-442

  Powe, Barbara D ^a   Ntekop, Emmanuel ^b   Barron, Mia ^c  

^a BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Colorectal cancer; Interventions; Knowledge; Screening

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COMMUNITY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCULT BLOOD;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OCCULT BLOOD; PAMPHLETS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING MATERIALS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 4944232065     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0737-1209.2004.21507.x     Document Type: Article

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