Development of a culturally specific instrument for mammography screening: An example with American Indian women in Vermont

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-115

  Canales, Mary K ^a,c   Rakowski, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; Culturally competent research; Health inequities; Instrument development; Mammography screening; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751219876     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jnm-v14i2a003     Document Type: Review

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