Jordanian and palestinian immigrant women's knowledge, affect, cultural attitudes, health habits, and participation in breast cancer screening

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 768-782

  Kawar, Lina Najib ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARABS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 70350449417     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330903066111     Document Type: Article

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