Evidence-based intervention to reduce access barriers to cervical cancer screening among underserved Chinese American women

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 463-469

  Wang, Xingjie ^a,b   Fang, Carolyn ^c   Tan, Yin ^a   Liu, Andy ^d   Ma, Grace X ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chinese Community Clinic   (United States)

^c FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d Chinese American Community Business Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHINA; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT NAVIGATION; PILOT PROJECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 77950244970     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1422     Document Type: Article

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