Medical Advocacy and Supportive Environments for African-Americans Following Abnormal Mammograms

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 447-452

  Molina, Yamile ^a,b,c   Hempstead, Bridgette H ^d   Thompson Dodd, Jacci ^d   Weatherby, Shauna Rae ^e   Dunbar, Claire ^f   Hohl, Sarah D ^a   Malen, Rachel C ^a   Ceballos, Rachel M ^a,b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Cierra Sisters ^*  (United States)

^e Multicare Health System   (United States)

^f SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal mammogram disparities; African American; Breast cancer screening; Communication; Follow up; Medical advocacy; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EMPATHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941268412     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-014-0732-9     Document Type: Article

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