Colorectal Cancer Educational Intervention Targeting Latino Patients Attending a Community Health Center

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 164-169

  Castañeda, Sheila F ^a   Xiong, Yer ^a   Gallo, Linda C ^a   Yepes Rios, Monica ^b   ji, Ming ^a   Talavera, Ana C ^a   Mendoza, Paulina M ^a   Talavera, Gregory A ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Madigan Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer prevention knowledge; colorectal cancer education; Latino; randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990361613     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131911427731     Document Type: Article

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