Comparison of knowledge and attitudes toward cancer among African Americans

Infectious Agents and Cancer

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Thurman, Natalie ^a,b   Ragin, Camille ^a,b,d   Heron, Dwight E ^b   Alford, Renae J ^c   Andraos Selim, Cecile ^c   Bondzi, Cornelius ^c   Butcher, Jamila A ^c   Coleman, Jamison C ^c   Glass, Charity ^b   Klewien, Barbara ^b   Minor, Aerie T ^c   Williams, Diana J ^c   Taioli, Emanuela ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 60349095491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17509378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-9378-4-S1-S15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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