Young Women's Breast Self-Examination Knowledge and Practice

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 23-32

  Budden, Lea ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0028932051     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: 15327655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327655jchn1201_3     Document Type: Article

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