It Takes Two to Talk About Prostate Cancer: A Qualitative Assessment of African American Men's and Women's Cancer Communication Practices and Recommendations

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 472-484

  Friedman, Daniela B ^a   Thomas, Tracey L ^a   Owens, Otis L ^a   Hébert, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer screening; decision making; focus groups; health communication; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SPOUSE; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIO; RELIGION; SOUTH CAROLINA; SPOUSES; WOMEN; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866994973     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988312453478     Document Type: Article

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