Breast cancer knowledge assessment in female Chinese immigrants in New York

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 407-412

  Chen, Wei Ti ^a   Bakken, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Columbia Univ School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Breast cancer; Chinese medicine; Immigrants; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5144225655     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200409000-00011     Document Type: Review

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