Changes in women's breast cancer screening practices, knowledge, and attitudes in Ottawa-Carleton since 1991

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 333-338

  De Grasse, Catherine E ^a,b   O'Connor, Annette M ^a   Perrault, Daniele J ^a   Aitken, Susan E ^a   Joanisse, Suzie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANADA; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0029951186     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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