Cancer and Cancer Prevention and Control Programs in the Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service.

Welty, Thomas K.

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ERIC Number: EJ453471

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Cancer and Cancer Prevention and Control Programs in the Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service.

Welty, Thomas K.

American Indian Culture and Research Journal, v16 n3 p117-37 1992

Describes cancer control activities by the Indian Health Service in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska, including risk factor assessment and cancer screening using a modified Health Risk Appraisal; interventions to reduce smoking; community empowerment; development of health education materials; and clinical preventive services. (SV)

Descriptors: American Indians, Cancer, Community Health Services, Disease Control, Health Education, Health Promotion, Mortality Rate, Preventive Medicine, Risk, Smoking

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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