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A comparison of African American and Latina social networks as indicators for culturally tailoring a breast and cervical cancer education intervention†

  1. Deborah O. Erwin PhD1,‡,*,
  2. Virginia A. Johnson EdD2,
  3. Michelle Trevino BS1,
  4. Kelly Duke MA3,
  5. Luisa Feliciano MPH4,
  6. Lina Jandorf MA4

Article first published online: 15 DEC 2006

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22356

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Cancer

Cancer

Supplement: Exploring Models to Eliminate Cancer Disparities Among African American and Latino Populations: Research and Community Solutions

Volume 109, Issue Supplement 2, pages 368–377, 15 January 2007

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Erwin, D. O., Johnson, V. A., Trevino, M., Duke, K., Feliciano, L. and Jandorf, L. (2007), A comparison of African American and Latina social networks as indicators for culturally tailoring a breast and cervical cancer education intervention. Cancer, 109: 368–377. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22356

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  1. 1

    Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas

  2. 2

    Office of Educational Development, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas

  3. 3

    Cancer Control Outreach Center, Arkansas Cancer Research Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas

  4. 4

    Department of Oncological Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York

  1. ‡

    Fax: (501) 526-6709

*Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carleton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263.

  1. †

    Presented at Exploring Models to Eliminate Cancer Disparities Among African American and Latino Populations: Research and Community Solutions, Atlanta, GA, April 21–22, 2005.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 JAN 2007
  2. Article first published online: 15 DEC 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 SEP 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 30 JUN 2006

Funded by

  • Special Population Research. Grant Number: POP0201290
  • Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
  • NIH/NCI Center for Research on Cancer Health Disparities Special Population Network
  • MSSM. Grant Number: U01 CA86107
  • UAMS. Grant Number: U01 CA86081

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