Comparing perceived and test-based knowledge of cancer risk and prevention among Hispanic and African Americans: An example of community participatory research

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 210-216

  Jones, Loretta ^a   Bazargan, Mohsen ^a   Lucas Wright, Anna ^a   Vadgama, Jaydutt V ^a   Vargas, Roberto ^b   Smith, James ^a   Otoukesh, Salman ^a   Maxwell, Annette E ^b  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Knowledge; Minority; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84875780677     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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