Predicting regular breast cancer screening in African-American women with a family history of breast cancer

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1309-1317

  Laing, Sharon S ^a,c   Makambi, Kepher ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Breast cancer; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENOPAUSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 57149093024     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31510-8     Document Type: Article

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