Stages of change: Korean women's attitudes and barriers toward mammography screening

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-164

  Kang, Hee Sun ^a   Thomas, Eileen ^b   Kwon, Bo Eun ^c   Hyun, Myung Sun ^d   Jun, Eun Mi ^e  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Seoul Women College of Nursing   (South Korea)

^d Ajou University   (South Korea)

^e Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KOREA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; KOREA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 41149145673     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330701738176     Document Type: Article

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