Seeking to bridge two cultures: The Wisconsin Hmong cancer experience

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 609-616

  Schroepfer, Tracy A ^a   Waltz, Angela ^a   Noh, Hyunjin ^a   Matloub, Jacqueline ^a   Kue, Viluck ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer prevention; Hmong; Medical healthcare practices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASM; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ASIAN AMERICANS; COLORADO; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CULTURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 79951718080     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0102-1     Document Type: Article

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