Perspectives on Breast Health Education and Services Among Recent Hispanic Immigrant Women in the Midwest: a Qualitative Study in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 666-672

  Ramos, Athena K ^a   Correa, Antonia ^a   Trinidad, Natalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to services; Breast cancer; Breast health; Health promotion; Hispanics; Immigrants; Midwest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; COMMUNICATION BARRIER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; NEBRASKA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEBRASKA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937604172     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-015-0886-0     Document Type: Article

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