A peer education model for teaching breast self-examination to undergraduate college women

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-61

  Maurer, Frances ^a  

^a Schrafft Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent identity formation; Breast self examination; Peer education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COLLEGE STUDENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 0031015960     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-199702000-00007     Document Type: Article

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