Colorectal cancer screening among Korean American immigrants: Unraveling the influence of culture

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 579-598

  Lee, Hee Yun ^a   Im, Hyojin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer screening; Culture; Fecal occult blood test; Health belief model; Health disparity; Korean american immigrants; Sigmoidoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878428922     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0087     Document Type: Article

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