Explaining breast self-examination practice

Health Care for Woman International

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 575-591

  Olson, Karin L ^a   Morse, Janice M ^b  

^a CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030281786     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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