Health promotion: Results of focus groups with African-American men

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-55

  Heeren, G Anita ^a   Jemmott, John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Focus group; Health promotion; Heterosexual; HIV prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79952368628     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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