How african american men decide whether or not to get prostate cancer screening

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-172

  Jones, Randy A ^a   Steeves, Richard ^a   Williams, Ishan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Black; Cancer screening; Caregiver; Decision making; Family; Men's health; Prostate cancer; Prostatic neoplasms; Rural health; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATIONS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 68149099697     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181982c6e     Document Type: Article

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