Use of the Talking Circle for Comanche Women's Breast Health Education

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-385

  Haozous, Emily A ^a   Eschiti, Valerie ^b   Lauderdale, Jana ^c   Hill, Carol ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d American Cancer Society   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; breast cancer; focus group analysis; oncology hematology; Talking Circles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OKLAHOMA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957070380     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659609360847     Document Type: Article

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