Self-reported willingness to have cancer screening and the effects of sociodemographic factors

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-227

  Kressin, Nancy R ^a,b   Manze, Meredith ^a   Russell, Stefanie L ^c   Katz, Ralph V ^c   Claudio, Cristina ^d   Green, B Lee ^e   Wang, Min Qi ^f  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^e H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs; Minority health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950613799     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30528-9     Document Type: Article

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