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Prostate Cancer Screening Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: The Health and Retirement Survey, 1996-2008

Description
Examines self-reported screening rates among American Indian/Alaska Native men ages 50-75 at 5 points over a 12-year period, and compares these rates to those of African American men and White men in the same age group. Includes statistics with breakdowns by race/ethnicity and number of screenings during the duration of the study.
Author(s)
R. Turner Goins, Marc B. Schure, Carolyn Noonan, Dedra Buchwald
Citation
Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date
08/2015
Type
Document
Tagged as
American Indian or Alaska Native · Black or African American · Cancer · Health screening · Statistics and data · White