Breast cancer screening among Chamorro women in California

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 16-22

  Cruz, Annabelle L Hemsing ^a   Chung, William ^b   Huh, Jimi ^b   Blas, Lee A ^a   Cruz, Lee Ann C ^a   Hubbell, F Allan ^b,c   Wenzel, Lari ^b,c  

^a Sons and Daughters of Guam Club   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SCREENING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MINORITY GROUP; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; GUAM; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 42749093354     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: 15251500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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