Rate of cervical cancer screening associated with immigration status and number of years since immigration in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 244-248

  Khadilkar, Amole ^a   Chen, Yue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Cervical cancer; Health survey; Immigrants; Papanicolaou smear; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA SMEAR; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; MIGRATION; STATISTICS; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882912459     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9711-6     Document Type: Article

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