Evaluation of a Danish teaching program in breast self-examination

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-147

  Sørensen, Jan ^a   Hertz, Aase ^a   Gudex, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavior; Breast self examination; Denmark; Knowledge; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EXAMINATION; TECHNIQUE; TRAINING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; TEACHING; WOMEN;

EID: 16844375097     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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