Focus Groups in the Design of Prostate Cancer Screening Information for Hispanic Farmworkers and African American Men
Oncology nursing forumPublished 1 November 2003
Cathy D. Meade, Arlene Calvo, Marlene Rivera, Roberta D. Baer
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Insights gained from focus group methodology can help nurses and other healthcare professionals design and develop appropriate prostate cancer education tools for use in community-based prostate cancer screening programs.
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Insights gained from focus group methodology can help nurses and other healthcare professionals design and develop appropriate prostate cancer education tools for use in community-based prostate cancer screening programs.
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