Cancer-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among Chamorros on Guam

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 4-15

  Balajadia, Ronald G ^a   Wenzel, Lari ^b,c,d   Huh, Jimi ^b   Sweningson, Jamie ^b   Hubbell, F Allan ^b,c,d  

^a Department of Public Health   (Guam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c 111 Academy   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer prevention and control; Cancer screening; Chamorros; Special populations

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; GUAM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; OCCULT BLOOD; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

AGED; GUAM; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 42749092745     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: 15251500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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