An investigation into the social context of low-income, Urban black and Latina women: Implications for adherence to recommended health behaviors

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 471-481

  Shelton, Rachel C ^a   Goldman, Roberta E ^b   Emmons, Karen M ^c   Sorensen, Glorian ^c   Allen, Jennifer D ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

health disparities; preventive care; women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 80052916595     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198110382502     Document Type: Article

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