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| Jim MitchellSummaryAffiliation: East Carolina University Country: USA Publications
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Mismanaging prescription medications among rural elders: the effects of socioeconomic status, health status, and medication profile indicatorsJ Mitchell
Center on Aging, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858 4354, USA
Gerontologist 41:348-56. 2001....
Religious beliefs and breast cancer screeningJim Mitchell
Center on Aging, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858 4354, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 11:907-15. 2002..This study investigates further the effect of religious beliefs with other variables on breast cancer screening and the intended presentation of a self-discovered breast lump...
Differences in breast self-examination techniques between Caucasian and African American elderly womenJim Mitchell
Center on Aging, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858 4354, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:476-84. 2005..We assess differences by race in self-reported BSE while controlling selected sociodemographic indicators, BSE training, embarrassment, and perceived competence...
The aging farm population and rural aging researchJim Mitchell
Department of Sociology, Center on Aging, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858 4354, USA
J Agromedicine 13:95-109. 2008....
Discretion and service use among older adults: the behavioral model revisitedJ Mitchell
Center on Aging, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858 4354, USA
Gerontologist 38:159-68. 1998....
Influence of socioeconomic and cultural factors on racial differences in late-stage presentation of breast cancerD R Lannin
Department of Surgery, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
JAMA 279:1801-7. 1998..Breast cancer mortality is higher among African American women than among white women in the United States, but the reasons for the racial difference are not known...
Premature mortality in the United States: the roles of geographic area, socioeconomic status, household type, and availability of medical careC J Mansfield
Center for Health Services Research and Development, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
Am J Public Health 89:893-8. 1999..This study examined premature mortality by county in the United States and assessed its association with metro/urban/rural geographic location, socioeconomic status, household type, and availability of medical care...
The doctor as God's mechanic? Beliefs in the Southeastern United StatesChristopher J Mansfield
Center for Health Services Research and Development East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
Soc Sci Med 54:399-409. 2002..Knowledge of the phenomena and variation across the population can guide inquiry into the spiritual concerns of patients...
Continuing education modules and the scholarship of engagementJim Mitchell
Departments of Sociology and Family Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
Gerontol Geriatr Educ 31:349-60. 2010..Subsequent surveys were used to define and prioritize modular continuing education topics suitable for web-based delivery...
Impacting cultural attitudes in African-American women to decrease breast cancer mortalityDonald R Lannin
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, P O Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Am J Surg 184:418-23. 2002..The resulting "mortality gap" is a serious national problem, and it must be a high priority to understand the reasons for it and develop solutions...
