Cervical cancer screening among immigrant hispanics: An analysis by country of origin

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 715-720

  Shelton, Rachel C ^a   Jandorf, Lina ^b   King, Sheba ^a   Thelemaque, Linda ^b   Erwin, Deborah O ^c  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer screening; Disparities; Hispanics; Pap test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARKANSAS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NEW YORK; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865864010     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9541-y     Document Type: Article

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