Predictors of cervical cancer screening among urban African Americans and latinas

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 416-424

  Fatone, Anne ^a   Jandorf, Lina ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer screening; Health disparities; Minorities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN POPULATION; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 68049083660     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.33.4.7     Document Type: Article

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