Breaking the silence barrier: Opportunities to address breast cancer in African-born women

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 461-468

  Sheppard, Vanessa B ^a   Christopher, Juleen ^a   Nwabukwu, Ify ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b African Women's Cancer Awareness Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Attitudes, and beliefs; Breast cancer; Immigrants; Knowledge; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTE D'IVOIRE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; ZIMBABWE; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954907396     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30553-8     Document Type: Article

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