Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 30-39 , February 2008

Latino recruitment to cancer prevention/screening trials in the Southwest: setting a research agenda

  • Linda K. Larkey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Prevention Office and Integrative Medicine Office, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ 85258, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 480 391 7146; fax: +1 480 391 7149.
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  • Sheryl L. Ogden, BSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
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  • Sally Tenorio, BSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
    • ,
  • Teresa Ewell, BS

      Affiliations

    • Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA

Received 10 April 2005 ,Accepted 10 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.09.003

Applied Nursing Research
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