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The Association of English Functional Health Literacy and the Receipt of Mammography among Hispanic Women Compared to Non-Hispanic U.S.-Born White Women

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer death among Hispanic women in the U.S., and mammography is the recommended screening for early diagnosing and preventing breast cancer. Several barriers exist to influence mammography utilization including poor health literacy. However, it is un...

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Autores principales: Kadivar, Hajar, Kenzik, Kelly M., Dewalt, Darren A., Huang, I-Chan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5061417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27732660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164307