Acculturation and breast self-examination among immigrant Latina women in the USA

International Nursing Review

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-45

  Peragallo, Nilda P ^a   Fox, P G ^b   Alba, M L ^a  

^a 232 College of Nursing   (United States)

^b Mental Health ^*

Author keywords

Acculturation; Breast; Cancer; Immigrants; Latinas Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034150817     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-7657.2000.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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