Masculinity, medical mistrust, and preventive health services delays among community-dwelling african-american men

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1300-1308

  Hammond, Wizdom Powell ^a,b   Matthews, Derrick ^a   Mohottige, Dinushika ^c   Agyemang, Amma ^a   Corbie Smith, Giselle ^a,c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; masculinity; medical mistrust; preventive health services delays

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMMUNITY LIVING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING TEST; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649914904     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1481-z     Document Type: Article

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