Knowledge and perceptions about breast cancer incidence, fatality and risk among Australian women

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 396-400

  Paul, Christine ^a   Barratt, Alexandra ^b   Redman, Selina ^b   Cockburn, Jill ^b   Lowe, John ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0032802186     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1999.tb01281.x     Document Type: Article

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