Factors influencing registered nurses teaching breast self-examination to female clients

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-203

  Han, Youngshook ^a   Baumann, Linda Ciofu ^a   Cimprich, Bernadine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Early detection; Health behaviors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EXAMINATION;

ADULT; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0029885821     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-199606000-00006     Document Type: Article

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