Chinese female immigrants english-speaking ability and breast and cervical cancer early detection practices in the New York metropolitan area

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 733-738

  Chen, Wei Ti ^a   Wang, Justin ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chinese immigrants; Communication; Early detection; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877675549     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.2.733     Document Type: Article

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