Breast cancer screening disparities among immigrant women by world region of origin: a population-based study in Ontario, Canada

Cancer Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1670-1686

  Vahabi, Mandana ^a   Lofters, Aisha ^b,c,d,e   Kumar, Matthew ^e   Glazier, Richard H ^b,c,d,e,f  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; immigrants; immigration class; internationally trained physicians; primary care patient enrollment models; screening mammography; world regions of origin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER SCREENING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84991524001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.700     Document Type: Article

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