The meanings of cancer and perceptions of cancer services among South Asians in Luton, UK

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-68

  Randhawa, G ^a   Owens, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer awareness; Cancer services; Cultural competence; South Asian

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; CANCER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOSLEM; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 3342879451     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601892     Document Type: Article

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