Perceived risk and help-seeking behavior for breast cancer: A Chinese-American perspective

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 258-267

  Facione, Noreen C ^a   Giancarlo, Carol ^b   Chan, Lilian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer detection; Chinese American women; Delay in diagnosis; Help seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 0033865279     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200008000-00002     Document Type: Article

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