Breast cancer screening among American Samoan women

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-17

  Mishra, Shiraz I ^a   Luce, Pat H ^b   Hubbell, F Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b National Office of Samoan Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; Breast exam; Cancer; Mammography; Minorities; Pacific Islander; Samoan; Screening; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMOA;

EID: 0034948782     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2001.0845     Document Type: Article

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