Faith Moves Mountains: An appalachian cervical cancer prevention program

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 627-638

  Schoenberg, Nancy E ^a   Hatcher, Jennifer ^b   Dignan, Mark B ^c   Shelton, Brent ^c   Wright, Sherry ^d   Dollarhide, Kaye F ^d  

^a Department of Behavioral Science ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Biobehavioral Nursingb   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d Faith Moves Mountains   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Cervical cancer; Interventions; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; APPALACHIAN REGION; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350468577     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.33.6.1     Document Type: Article

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