Exploring disparities and variability in perceptions and self-reported colorectal cancer screening among three ethnic subgroups of U.S. blacks

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 581-591

  Gwede, Clement K ^a   William, Claire M ^a   Thomas, Kamilah B ^a   Tarver, Will L ^a   Quinn, Gwendolyn P ^a   Vadaparampil, Susan T ^a   Kim, Jongphil ^a   Lee, Ji Hyun ^a   Meade, Cathy D ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CENTRAL AMERICA; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; CARIBBEAN REGION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649755815     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.581-591     Document Type: Article

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