Use of GIS to identify optimal settings for cancer prevention and control in African American communities

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-57

  Alcaraz, Kassandra I ^a   Kreuter, Matthew W ^a   Bryan, Rebecca P ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Breast neoplasms; Community health planning; Geographic Information Systems; Health education; Health status disparities; Minority health; Prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PREVENTION; COMMUNITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIBRARY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 67650685015     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.04.016     Document Type: Article

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