Barriers to cervical cancer screening among Haitian immigrant women in Little Haiti, Miami

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 602-608

  Menard, Janelle ^a   Kobetz, Erin ^a   Maldonado, Jennifer Cudris ^a   Barton, Betsy ^a   Blanco, Jenny ^a   Diem, Joshua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cervical cancer screening; Disparities; Little Haiti, Miami

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HAITI; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 79951727692     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0089-7     Document Type: Article

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