The impact of cultural characteristics on colorectal cancer screening adherence among Filipinos in the United States: A pilot study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 862-870

  Ferrer, Rizaldy R ^a   Ramirez, Marizen ^b   Beckman, Linda J ^a   Danao, Leda L ^c   Ashing Giwa, Kimlin T ^d  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; Asian Americans; colorectal cancer; Filipino Americans; screening adherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; FILIPINO; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LANGUAGE; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL BELIEF; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHILIPPINES; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960714130     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1793     Document Type: Article

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