The influence of knowledge and attitudes about breast cancer on mammography use among Latinas and Anglo women

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 505-508

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Latinos Hispanics; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MARRIAGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RACE DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALIFORNIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030838563     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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