Development of a spiritually based educational program to increase colorectal cancer screening among African American men and women

Health Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 400-412

  Holt, Cheryl L ^a   Roberts, Chastity ^b   Scarinci, Isabel ^b   Wiley, Shereta R ^c   Eloubeidi, Mohamad ^d   Crowther, Martha ^c   Bolland, John ^c   Litaker, Mark S ^c   Southward, Vivian ^b   Coughlin, Steven S ^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 Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 70350717735     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230903023451     Document Type: Article

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