Access to cancer screening for women with mobility disabilities

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-82

  Angus, Jan ^a   Seto, Lisa ^a   Barry, Nancy ^b   Cechetto, Naomi ^a   Chandani, Samira ^g   Devaney, Julie ^f   Fernando, Sharmini ^d   Muraca, Linda ^c   Odette, Fran ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Centre for Independent Living Toronto (CILT) Inc   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Regent Park Community Health Centre   (Canada)

^e Women with Disabilities and Deaf Women's Program   (Canada)

^f My Leaky Body Health Education and Performances   (Canada)

^g Ismaili Cancer Support Network   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Community based research; Focus groups; Women with disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DISABLED PERSON; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISABLED PERSONS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863721731     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0273-4     Document Type: Article

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