Sociocultural deterrents to mammographic screening in Jamaica

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-32

  Soares, D ^a,e   Walters, N ^a   Frankson, M ^b   Kirlew, K ^c   Reid, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Faculty of Medical Sciences   (Jamaica)

^c Radiology West   (Jamaica)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAMAICA; KNOWLEDGE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTALGIA; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL CLASS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAMAICA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68549128756     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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