The Group-Based Medical Mistrust Scale: psychometric properties and association with breast cancer screening
Preventive MedicinePublished 20 November 2003
Hayley Thompson, Heiðdís Valdimarsdóttir, Gary Winkel, Lina Jandorf, William H. Redd
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Results support the validity of the GBMMS and its association with breast cancer screening adherence and may be used to further investigate medical mistrust as a barrier to screening for cancers for which ethnic group disparities have been observed.
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Results support the validity of the GBMMS and its association with breast cancer screening adherence. The GBMMS may be used to further investigate medical mistrust as a barrier to screening for cancers for which ethnic group disparities have been observed.
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