Effective colorectal cancer education for Asian Americans: A Michigan program

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-152

  Wu, Tsu Yin ^a,b   Kao, John Y ^c   Hsieh, Hsing Fang ^a   Tang, Yu Ying ^a   Chen, Judy ^a   Lee, Janilla ^a   Oakley, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Barium enema; Cancer death; Colorectal cancer; HAAP

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH FAIRS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD;

EID: 77956644608     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-009-0009-x     Document Type: Article

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