Beliefs about the Pap smear among Mexican immigrants

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 899-905

  Gregg, Jessica ^a   Centurion, Tatiana ^a   Aguillon, Raquel ^a   Maldonado, Julio ^a   Celaya Alston, Rosemary ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Familias en Accion   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Community based participatory research; Latinos; Pap smear

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81355143320     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9301-4     Document Type: Article

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