Arab American immigrants in New York: Health Care and cancer knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 429-436

  Shah, Susan M ^a   Ayash, Claudia ^a   Pharaon, Nora Alarifi ^b   Gany, Francesca M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TAMKEEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab; Cancer; Health care access; Immigrants; Middle East

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER THERAPY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ARABS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; NEOPLASMS; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 48449095236     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9106-2     Document Type: Article

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