Understanding Immigrant Women's Information Needs: Role of Acculturation in Breast Cancer Prevention among Immigrant Asian Indian Women

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 126-140

  Marfani, Farha ^a   Rimal, Rajiv N ^b   Juon, Hee Soon ^b  

^a Ogilvy Washington ^*  (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Breast Cancer; Health Communication Campaigns; Intercultural Communication; Media Literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877579088     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2012.754485     Document Type: Article

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