How can we reach them? Information seeking and preferences for a cancer family history campaign in underserved communities

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 573-589

  Kelly, Kimberly M ^a,b   Sturm, Amy C ^a   Kemp, Kathleen ^a,b   Holland, Jacquelin ^a,b   Ferketich, Amy K ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER RISK; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NEOPLASM; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEB BROWSER;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; OHIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70149121769     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730903089580     Document Type: Article

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