Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about breast cancer and breast cancer screening among Hispanic women residing in south central Pennsylvania

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-42

  Luquis, Raffy R ^a   Cruz, Irma J Villanueva ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Hispanic; Knowledge; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PENNSYLVANIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 29944432226     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-005-8187-x     Document Type: Article

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