Health Literacy and Medication Adherence in Underserved African-American Breast Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Study

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 739-761

  Rust, Connie ^a   Davis, Cindy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee at Nashville   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; breast; cancer patients; health literacy; medication adherence; underserved

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856419476     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2011.585703     Document Type: Article

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