Modesty and healthcare for women: Understanding cultural sensitivities

Community Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 443-446

  Andrews, Caryn Scheinberg ^a  

^a Northwest Hospital   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 33746861109     PISSN: 15485315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1548-5315(11)70732-X     Document Type: Article

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