Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of underserved women in the rural south toward breast cancer prevention and detection

Family and Community Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 238-246

  Avis Williams, Amanda ^a   Khoury, Amal ^b   Lisovicz, Nedra ^c   Graham Kresge, Susan ^d  

^a Mississippi State Department of Health   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Mammography; Screening; Underserved

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; MISSISSIPPI; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 68349127547     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3181ab3bbb     Document Type: Article

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