The effectiveness in utilizing Chinese media to promote breast health among Chinese women

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-171

  Sun, Angela ^a   Zhang, Jian ^b   Tsoh, Janice ^c   Wong Kim, Evaon ^d   Chow, Edward ^a  

^a Chinese Community Health Resource Center   (United States)

^b Chinese Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARE; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CHINA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS MEDIUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CHINA; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 33847333705     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730601150106     Document Type: Article

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