Religious involvement and prostate cancer screening behaviors among Southeastern African American men

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 214-223

  Holt, Cheryl L ^a   Wynn, Theresa A ^a   Darrington, Jasmine ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Cancer screening; Prostate cancer; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE TUMOR; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALABAMA; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 70349333448     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988308318686     Document Type: Article

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