Cancer prevention and early detection among Egyptians

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 104-111

  Ali, Nagia S ^a   Khalil, Hoda Z ^b  

^a Ball Slate University   (United States)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cancer; Detection; Egyptians; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CULTURE; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF-EXAMINATION;

EID: 0029866284     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-199604000-00004     Document Type: Article

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