Ethnic differences in breast self-examination practice and health beliefs

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 419-428

  Foxall, Martha J ^a   Barron, Cecilia R ^b   Houfek, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

African American nurses; Breast cancer; Breast cancer detection; Breast self examination; BSE frequency; BSE proficiency; Caucasian nurses; Health belief model; Health beliefs; Health related behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031992133     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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