Acculturation and cancer screening among Latinas: Results from the National Health Interview Survey

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-28

  Abraído Lanza, Ana F ^a   Chao, Maria T ^a   Gates, Charisse Y ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; REVIEW; SAMPLING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 12844251286     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm2901_4     Document Type: Review

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