Sociocultural determinants of breast and cervical cancer screening adherence: An examination of variation among immigrant latinas by country of origin

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1768-1792

  Shelton, Rachel C ^a   Jandorf, Lina ^b   Thelemaque, Linda ^b   King, Sheba ^a   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

Breast cancer screening; Cervical cancer screening; Diversity; Hispanics; Latinas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ARKANSAS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; NEW YORK; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871323355     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0191     Document Type: Article

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