Women’s health beliefs about breast cancer and breast self-examination

Nursing Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1977, Pages 121-127

  Stillman, Margot J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PALPATION; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; PALPATION; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0017467782     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: 15389847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-197703000-00016     Document Type: Article

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