Development of a barbershop-based cancer communication intervention

Health Education

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-225

  Holt, Cheryl L ^a   Wynn, Theresa A ^b   Lewis, Ivey ^b   Litaker, Mark S ^c   Jeames, Sanford ^d   Huckaby, Francine ^c   Stroud, Leonardo ^e   Southward, Penny L ^b   Simons, Virgil ^f   Lee, Crystal ^b   Ross, Louis ^e   Mitchell, Theodies ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f The Prostate Net   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cancer; Community health services; Preventative medicine; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549089947     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280910955557     Document Type: Article

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