Health care and cancer screening experience of Chinese immigrants in new York city: A qualitative study

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-347

  Kwong, Kenny ^a   Mak, Agnes ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Barriers; Cancer; Chinese immigrants; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEOPLASM; PATIENT REFERRAL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEW YORK CITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 67449101380     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380802599190     Document Type: Article

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