Knowledge and attitudes about colon cancer screening among African Americans

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 393-401

  James, Aimee S ^a   Daley, Christine M ^b   Greiner, K Allen ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Colon cancer; Focus groups; Lowincome

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053915591     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.35.4.2     Document Type: Article

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