A qualitative study of cancer information seeking among english-as-a-second-language older chinese immigrant women to Canada: Sources, barriers, and strategies

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 333-340

  Todd, Laura ^a   Hoffman Goetz, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention information; Health information seeking; Health literacy; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79960096993     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0174-y     Document Type: Article

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