Feeling indecent: Breast cancer screening resistance of Mexican-descent women

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 537-549

  Borrayo, Evelinn A ^a   Jenkins, Sharon Rae ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer screening; Cultural health beliefs; Health care providers; Hispanic women; Women of Mexican descent

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039565077     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910530100600507     Document Type: Article

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