Korean women: breast cancer knowledge, attitudes and behaviors
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Korean women: breast cancer knowledge, attitudes and behaviors
INTRODUCTION Clustered within the nomenclature of Asian American are numerous subgroups, each with their own ethnic heritage, cultural, and linguistic characteristics. An understanding of the prevailing health knowledge, attitudes, and screening behaviors of these subgroups is essential for creating population-specific health promotion programs. METHODS Korean American women (123) completed b...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-1-7