An Intergenerational Approach to Prostate Cancer Education: Findings from a Pilot Project in the Southeastern USA

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 649-656

  Jackson, Dawnyea D ^a   Owens, Otis L ^a   Friedman, Daniela B ^a   Hebert, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Cancer education; Health disparities; Intergenerational communication; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893907433     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-014-0618-x     Document Type: Article

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