Cancer Screening Practices Among Amish and Non-Amish Adults Living in Ohio Appalachia

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 302-309

  Katz, Mira L ^a   Ferketich, Amy K ^a   Paskett, Electra D ^b   Harley, Amy ^c   Reiter, Paul L ^d   Lemeshow, Stanley ^a   Westman, Judith A ^b   Clinton, Steven K ^b   Bloomfield, Clara D ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amish; Appalachia; Health disparities; Health promotion; Medical care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; APPALACHIAN REGION; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OHIO; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 79959942895     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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