Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Academic/Teacher Award (ATA) (K07)
Project #
7K07CA061807-03
Application #
2008363
Study Section
Cancer Education Review Committee (CEC)
Project Start
1994-09-01
Project End
1999-08-31
Budget Start
1996-09-20
Budget End
1997-08-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1996
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Johns Hopkins University
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
045911138
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21218

  Publications

Shavers, Vickie L; Shankar, Sharada; Alberg, Anthony J (2002) Perceived access to health care and its influence on the prevalence of behavioral risks among urban African Americans. J Natl Med Assoc 94:952-62
Shankar, Sharada; Selvin, Elizabeth; Alberg, Anthony J (2002) Perceptions of cancer in an African-American community: a focus group report. Ethn Dis 12:276-83
Shavers, Vickie L; Shankar, Sharada (2002) Trend in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among urban African American hospital employees and public housing residents. J Natl Med Assoc 94:566-76
Shankar, S; Gutierrez-Mohamed, M L; Alberg, A J (2000) Cigarette smoking among immigrant Salvadoreans in Washington, DC: behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs. Addict Behav 25:275-81
Shankar, S; Figueroa-Valles, N (1999) Cancer knowledge and misconceptions: a survey of immigrant Salvadorean women. Ethn Dis 9:201-11