Randomized trial using hair stylists as lay health advisors to increase donation in African Americans

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-281

  Resnicow, Ken ^a   Andrews, Ann M ^b   Beach, Denise K ^b   Kuhn, Latoya ^a,c   Krein, Sarah L ^c,d   Chapman, Remonia ^e   Magee, John C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Veterans Administration   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Gift of Life Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Lay health advisor; Organ donation; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ORGAN DONATION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HAIR STYLIST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTER; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAIR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 78049422733     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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