Barriers to seeking cancer information among spanish-speaking cancer survivors

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 167-171

  Davis, Sharon Watkins ^a   Diaz Mendez, Marynieves ^b   Garcia, Maria Talosig ^a  

^a NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651177598     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190902873053     Document Type: Article

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