Deconstructing the Monolith: Differences in Attitudes About Mammography Among Low-Income African American Women

Psychological Services

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-138

  Petersen, Suni ^a   Hydeman, Jennifer ^b   Murphy, Priscilla ^c  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Roswell Cancer Institute   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; cancer screening; health disparities; mammography; social network

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649117845     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015150     Document Type: Article

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