Predicting intentions to engage in cancer prevention and detection behaviors: Examining differences between Black and White adults

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 180-189

  Smith McLallen, Aaron ^a   Fishbein, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Ethnic; Health promotion; Neoplasm; Psychology; Social

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61649083528     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500802183575     Document Type: Article

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