Cultural constructs, stage of change, and adherence to mammography among low-Income African American women

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 257-273

  Steele Moses, Susan K ^a   Russell, Kathleen M ^b   Kreuter, Matthew ^d   Monahan, Patrick ^c   Bourff, Sara ^b   Champion, Victoria L ^b  

^a OUR LADY OF THE LAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Culture; Health belief model; Mammography; Transtheoretical stages of change model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; RELIGION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 63249112833     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0123     Document Type: Article

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