Knowledge of, attitudes toward, and barriers to cancer control and screening among primary care physicians in Egypt: The need for postgraduate medical education

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 100-107

  Soliman, Amr S ^a   Raouf, Ahmed A ^b   Chamberlain, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CURRICULUM; DIET; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0030789198     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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