East meets west: A brief report of a culturally sensitive breast health education program for Chinese-Australian women

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 540-546

  Kwok, Cannas ^a,b   Koo, Fung Kuen ^a   D'Abrew, Natalie ^a,b   White, Kate ^a,b,c   Roydhouse, Jessica K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast cancer screening; Breast health advocates; Breast health education program. Chinese Australian women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BREAST TUMOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855143774     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0212-4     Document Type: Article

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