Breast self examination: Be alert but not alarmed?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 646-647

  Crossing, Sally ^a   Manaszewicz, Rosetta ^b  

^a Breast Cancer Action Group NSW   (Australia)

^b Cancer Action Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER CENTER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0038166707     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05395.x     Document Type: Review

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