Breast self-examination beliefs and practices, ethnicity, and health literacy: Implications for health education to reduce disparities.

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Published in Health Educ J on May 01, 2014

Authors

Julie Armin1, Cristina Huebner Torres2, James Vivian3, Cunegundo Vergara4, Susan J Shaw5

Author Affiliations

1: School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Emil W. Haury Bldg, PO Box 210030, Tucson, AZ 85721-0030, 520-437-9768.
2: Director, Community Programs and Research, Caring Health Center, 1145 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, 413-693-1017.
3: Associate Professor, University of Hartford, Department of Psychology, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117-1599, 860-768-5458.
4: Hartford Hospital, Department of Medicine, 80 Seymour Street, PO Box 5037, Hartford, CT 06102-5037, 860-545-2074.
5: Assistant Professor, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Emil W Haury Bldg, PO Box 210030, Tucson, AZ 85721-0030, 520-621-4395.

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