Effects of a mail and telephone intervention on breast health behaviors

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 479-489

  Bowen, Deborah J ^a   Powers, Diane ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer prevention intervention; dissemination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL MAIL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; POSTAL SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955701076     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198109348463     Document Type: Article

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