Perceptions of prostate cancer in Black African and Black Caribbean men: A systematic review of the literature

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 457-468

  Pedersen, Vibe Hjelholt ^a   Armes, Jo ^a   Ream, Emma ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health attitudes; literature review; mixed methods; oncology; prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; AWARENESS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PERCEPTION; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARIBBEAN REGION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84860215835     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.2043     Document Type: Review

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