Cultural Beliefs and Understandings of Cervical Cancer Among Mexican Immigrant Women in Southeast Georgia

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 713-721

  Luque, John S ^a   Tarasenko, Yelena N ^a   Maupin, Jonathan N ^b   Alfonso, Moya L ^a   Watson, Lisa C ^a   Reyes Garcia, Claudia ^a   Ferris, Daron G ^c  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Cervical cancer; Cultural consensus; Hispanics Latinos; Immigrant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMAN; MEXICAN AMERICAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930081294     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-014-0117-5     Document Type: Article

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