Understanding barriers to cervical cancer screening among Hispanic women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199.e1-199.e8

  Watts, Luisa ^a   Joseph, Naima ^a   Velazquez, Amanda ^a   Gonzalez, Marisa ^a   Munro, Elizabeth ^a   Muzikansky, Alona ^a   Rauh Hain, Jose A ^a   del Carmen, Marcela G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical cancer screening; disparities; Hispanics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNITY; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 67651094023     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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