A Jordanian view about cancer knowledge and attitudes

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 269-273

  Jadalla, Ahlam ^a   Sharaya, Hassan ^b  

^a TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes toward cancer; Cancer in developing countries; Cancer in Jordan; Cancer knowledge; Public attitudes; Public knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION;

ADULT; ARABS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031927763     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-199808000-00008     Document Type: Article

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