Collaborative Breast Health Intervention for African American Women of Lower Socioeconomic Status

Barbara A. Fowler

Marilyn Rodney

Sandra Roberts

Linda Broadus

ONF 2006, 32(6), 1207-1216. DOI: 10.1188/05.ONF.1207-1216

Purpose/Objectives: To describe all phases of a collaborative breast health intervention delivered by paraprofessionals or specially trained community health advisors (CHAs) for African American women designed to increase mammography screening.

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