Acculturation and familiarity with, attitudes towards and beliefs about genetic testing for cancer risk within Latinas in East Harlem, New York City

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-71

  Sussner, Katarina M ^a   Thompson, Hayley S ^a,b   Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis B ^a   Redd, William H ^a   Jandorf, Lina ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Genetic testing; Latinas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER RISK; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC SCREENING; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 58849091350     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-008-9182-z     Document Type: Article

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