The Role of Cultural Variables in Breast Self-Examination and Cervical Cancer Screening Behavior in Young Asian Women Living in the United States
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Vol. 22 (5) , 419-436
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1018653306776
Abstract
This study examined cultural factors as predictors of breast self-examination (BSE) and participation in cervical cancer screening in young Asian and Caucasian women in the United States. Comparisons...Keywords
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