How do breast imaging centers communicate results to women with Limited English Proficiency and other barriers to care?

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 401-408

  Marcus, Erin N ^a   Koru Sengul, Tulay ^a   Miao, Feng ^a   Yepes, Monica ^a   Sanders, Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast imaging; Cancer disparities; Cancer screening; Limited English proficiency; Mammography; Minority health

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CENTER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPREHENSION; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904754297     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9771-7     Document Type: Article

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