Breast health issues of undocumented women in California and Texas

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Wong Kim, Evaon ^a   Chilton, Janice A ^b   Goh, Siang Sin ^c   Gines, Venus ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Susan G Komen for the Cure   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALIFORNIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MINORITY GROUPS; TEXAS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 73649111356     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03182318     Document Type: Short Survey

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