A Qualitative Exploration of Latinos’ Perceptions About Skin Cancer: the Role of Gender and Linguistic Acculturation

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 438-446

  Rodríguez, Vivian M ^a   Shuk, Elyse ^a   Arniella, Guedy ^b   González, C Javier ^a   Gany, Francesca ^a   Hamilton, Jada G ^a   Gold, Geoffrey S ^c   Hay, Jennifer L ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Institute for Family Health   (United States)

^c HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Gender differences; Latinos; Perceptions; Qualitative; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NEW YORK; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SEX FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUNLIGHT;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 85027021739     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-015-0963-4     Document Type: Article

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