Practice of breast self-examination among high risk Chinese women in Hong Kong

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1100-1103

  Ng, Kelvin K C ^a   Fung, S Y ^a   Chow, Louis W C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breast self examination; Chinese; First degree relative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0041034601     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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