Increasing screening mammography among immigrant and minority women in Canada: A review of past interventions

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 149-158

  Schoueri Mychasiw, Nour ^a   Campbell, Sharon ^a   Mai, Verna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Canadian Partnership Against Cancer   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers to screening; Immigrant and minority health; Screening mammogram; Women's health

Indexed keywords

AGED; BREAST TUMOR; CANADA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; REVIEW; STATISTICS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIGRANT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS;

EID: 84872596093     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9612-8     Document Type: Article

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