Recent Immigrants and the Use of Cervical Cancer Screening Test in Canada

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-17

  Latif, Ehsan ^a  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Cervical cancer screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649236852     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9237-8     Document Type: Article

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