Fatalistic Beliefs About Cancer Prevention Among Older African American Men

Research on Aging

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 606-622

  Mitchell, Jamie A ^a   Manning, Mark ^b   Shires, Deirdre ^a   Chapman, Robert A ^c   Burnett, Janice ^d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Josephine Ford Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; health; men; mental health; prevention

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MEN'S HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEN'S HEALTH; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84936756744     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027514546697     Document Type: Article

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