Improving early detection of breast and cervical cancer in Chinese and Vietnamese immigrant women.

نویسندگان

  • Margaret E A Black
  • Angela Frisina
  • Trisha Hack
  • Barbara Carpio
چکیده

Margaret E.A. Black, RN, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Nursing at McMaster University and a public health consultant at the Healthy Lifestyles and Youth Branch of the City of Hamilton Public Health Services, Angela Frisina, RN, MHSc, is a public health nurse at the Healthy Lifestyles and Youth Branch of the City of Hamilton Public Health Services, Trisha Hack, RN, BScN, is a public health nurse at the Healthy Lifestyles and Youth Branch of the City of Hamilton Public Health Services, and Barbara Carpio, RN, MScN, MScT, is an associate professor in the School of Nursing at McMaster University, all in Ontario, Canada.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Oncology nursing forum

دوره 33 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006