Using geographic information systems to promote community involvement in comprehensive cancer control

Health Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-285

  Parrott, Roxanne ^a   Volkman, Julie E ^b   Lengerich, Eugene ^c   Ghetian, Christie B ^a   Chadwick, Amy E ^a   Hopfer, Suellen ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c PENN STATE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

AWARENESS; CENSUSES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952403869     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410231003711755     Document Type: Article

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