journal of men's health
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 135-144 , June 2010

Men and differences by racial/ethnic group in self advocacy during the medical encounter

  • Keith T. Elder, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Health Professions, Health Services Administration, LRC 325A, 1530 3rd Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Jacqueline C. Wiltshire, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Florida A & M University, Institute of Public Health, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Frederick S. Humphries Science Research Center, 209-D, Tallahassee, FL, USA
    • ,
  • Luceta McRoy, MA

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Health Professions, Health Services Administration Birmingham, AL, USA
    • ,
  • Dayna Campbell, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, Health Services Policy and Management, Columbia, SC, USA
    • ,
  • Lisa C. Gary, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB School of Public Health, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Birmingham, AL, USA
    • ,
  • Monika Safford, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Preventive Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA

Received 22 January 2010 ,Accepted 9 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jomh.2010.03.001

journal of men's health
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 135-144 , June 2010

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