Colorectal cancer screening: Language is a greater barrier for Latino men than Latino women

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 472-475

  Diaz, J A ^a,b,d   Roberts, M B ^a   Clarke, J G ^a,b   Simmons, E M ^a,c   Goldman, R E ^a,b   Rakowski, W ^b  

^a Brown University Center for Primary Care and Prevention   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Disparities; Hispanic Latino; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; UTILIZATION;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883135213     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9667-6     Document Type: Article

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