Cervical cancer screening among thai women in Northern California

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 393-401

  Tsui, Jennifer ^a   Tanjasiri, Sora Park ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 41449099098     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0427     Document Type: Article

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