Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Practices and Interventions Among Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese Americans

Lee Lin

Usha Menon

ONF 2005, 32(5), 995-1003. DOI: 10.1188/05.ONF.995-1003

Purpose/Objectives: To review research on breast and cervical cancer screening practices among Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese Americans.

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