Urban women's preferences for learning of their mammogram result: A qualitative study

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 156-164

  Marcus, Erin N ^a,b   Drummond, Darlene ^b   Dietz, Noella ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FL 34981   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Breast cancer screening; Follow up; Health communication; Health literacy; Mammography; Risk communication; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WOMEN;

EID: 84863725192     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0284-1     Document Type: Article

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