Differing beliefs about breast cancer among Latinas and Anglo women

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 405-409

  Hubbell, F Allan ^a,c   Chavez, Leo R ^a   Mishra, Shiraz I ^a   Valdez, R Burciaga ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Center for Health Policy Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST INJURY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALIFORNIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029885285     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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