Understanding lesbians' healthcare behaviour: The case of breast self-examination

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 235-245

  Fish, J ^a   Wilkinson, S ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast self examination; Lesbian health; UK

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEAR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0037211705     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00022-9     Document Type: Article

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