Health promotion in barbershops: Balancing outreach and research in African American communities

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-188

  Releford, Bill J ^a   Frencher Jr , Stanley K ^b,c   Yancey, Antronette K ^d  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Barbershops; Community organizing; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; HAIRDRESSER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NOTE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BARBERING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77954069184     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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