Factors associated with pap testing among hmong women

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 839-850

  Fang, Dao Moua ^a   Lee, Serge ^b   Stewart, Susan ^c   Ly, May Ying ^d   Chen Jr , Moon S ^e  

^a Hmong Women's Heritage Association   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Sacramento Unifed School District   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cervical cancer; Hmong; Pap testing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAOS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAOS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955936802     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0338     Document Type: Article

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