Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of the female population of Mallorca regarding cancer;Conocimientos, creencias y actitudes de la poblacion femenina de mallorca respecto al cancer

Revista Espanola de Salud Publica

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 489-499

  Cabeza, Elena ^a,d   Catalán, Gustavo ^b   Avellà, Antoni ^b   Llobera, Joan ^a   Pons, Onotre ^c  

^a Unitat Epidemiologia Registre C ^*  (Spain)

^b Hospital General de Mallorca   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Cancer; Knowledge of the facts; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER THERAPY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEVUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SPAIN;

EID: 0032844206     PISSN: 11355727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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