Development of a Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Intervention for Vietnamese American Women: A Community-Based Participatory Approach

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 876-886

  Nguyen, Anh B ^a   Belgrave, Faye Z ^a   Sholley, Barbara K ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; cervical cancer; community psychology; intervention; Vietnamese; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BREAST TUMOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VIET NAM;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857777700     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839909355518     Document Type: Article

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