Barriers to breast cancer screening: An integrative review

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-65

  George, Sharon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033654687     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/073993300245401     Document Type: Article

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