Black women and breast health: A review of the literature

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-22

  Banning, Maggi ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black women; Breast cancer; Breast health; Lived experience; Spirituality; Stigmatization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NEGRO; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651455571     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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