Tongan perceptions of cancer

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 29-36

  McMullin, Juliet M ^a,b   Taumoepeau, Leafa ^e   Talakai, Melelani ^e   Kivalu, Felisita ^e   Hubbell, F Allan ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Center for Health Policy Research   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Taulama for Tongans   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention and control; Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors; Special populations; Tongans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TONGA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TONGA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42749087006     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: 15251500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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