An application of an extended health belief model to the prediction of breast self-examination among women with a family history of breast cancer

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Norman, Paul ^a,b   Brain, Kate ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-EXAMINATION;

EID: 13944269136     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910704X24752     Document Type: Article

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