Factors influencing colorectal cancer screening in low-income African Americans in Tennessee

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 673-679

  Patel, Kushal ^a   Hargreaves, Margaret ^a   Liu, Jianguo ^a   Kenerson, Donna ^a   Neal, Rachel ^a   Takizala, Zudi ^a   Beard, Katina ^b   Pinkerton, Helen ^c   Burress, Marilyn ^d   Blot, Bill ^e,f  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center   (United States)

^c Southside/Dodson Avenue Community Health Center ^*  (United States)

^d Memphis Health Center   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cancer screening; Colorectal cancer; Health disparities

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; TENNESSEE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84864028324     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-011-9498-8     Document Type: Article

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