Perceptions of threat, benefits, and barriers in breast self-examination amongst young asymptomatic women

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 361-372

  Umeh, K ^a   Rogan Gibson, J ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EXAMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035191986     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910701169269     Document Type: Article

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