One size does not fit all: Differences in HPV knowledge between Haitian and African American women

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 366-370

  Kobetz, Erin ^a,b   Mendoza, Angela Dunn ^a,b   Menard, Janelle ^b   Rutten, Lila Finney ^b   Diem, Joshua ^b   Barton, Betsy ^b   Kornfeld, Julie ^b,d   McKenzie, Nathalie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WART VIRUS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 76149124512     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-09-1180     Document Type: Article

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