Comparing written and oral measures of comprehension of cancer information by english-as-a-second-language Chinese immigrant women

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 484-489

  McWhirter, Jennifer ^a   Todd, Laura ^a   Hoffman Goetz, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer comprehension; Health literacy; Immigrants; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; WRITING;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; WRITING;

EID: 80855131637     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0219-x     Document Type: Article

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