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Differences in health and cultural beliefs by stage of mammography screening adoption in African American women†

  1. Kathleen M. Russell DNS, RN1,‡,*,
  2. Patrick Monahan PhD2,
  3. Ann Wagle PhD, RN3,
  4. Victoria Champion DNS, RN, FAAN4

Article first published online: 28 NOV 2006

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22359

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

Volume 109, Issue Supplement 2, pages 386–395, 15 January 2007

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Russell, K. M., Monahan, P., Wagle, A. and Champion, V. (2007), Differences in health and cultural beliefs by stage of mammography screening adoption in African American women. Cancer, 109: 386–395. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22359

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  1. 1

    Department of Environments for Health, School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana

  2. 2

    Division of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana

  3. 3

    Department of Veterans Affairs, Illiana Health Care System at Danville, Danville, Illinois

  4. 4

    Center for Nursing Research, School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana

  1. ‡

    Fax: (317) 274-2411.

*Department of Environments for Health, School of Nursing, Indiana University, 1111 Middle Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA

  1. †

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

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 JAN 2007
  2. Article first published online: 28 NOV 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 SEP 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 30 JUN 2006

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  • National Cancer Institute. Grant Number: 5R01-CA77736-04
  • National Institutes of Health

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