Developing a culturally responsive breast cancer screening promotion with native Hawaiian women in churches

Health and Social Work

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-177

  Ka'opua, Lana Sue ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i

Author keywords

Cancer; Culture; Indigenous population; Screening; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 52749095264     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/33.3.169     Document Type: Article

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