Appalachian knowledge of cancer and screening intentions

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-362

  Royse, David ^a   Dignan, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; APPALACHIAN REGION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENTUCKY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 73949087600     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190902876577     Document Type: Article

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