Cervical cancer screening among immigrants and ethnic minorities: A systematic review using the health belief model

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 232-241

  Johnson, Crista E ^a   Mues, Katherine E ^b   Mayne, Stephanie L ^b   Kiblawi, Ava N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer screening; Ethnic minorities; Health belief model; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHILDBIRTH; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMBASE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDLINE; MENSTRUATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 50549089823     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e31815d8d88     Document Type: Article

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