Race, immigrant status, and cancer among women in the United States

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-35

  McDonald, James Ted ^a   Neily, Jeremiah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Province of Nova Scotia ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer; Cancer screening; Cervical cancer; Immigrant health; Minority women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEOPLASM; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551469737     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9268-1     Document Type: Article

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