Knowledge and practice of doctors and midwives working in primary health care regarding screening for cervical and breast cancers;Connaissances et participation des médecins et sages-femmes de première ligne vis-à-vis du dépistage des cancers du col utérin et du sein

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 353-363

  Hsairi, M ^a   Fakhfakh, R ^a   Bellaaj, R ^b   Achour, N ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE   (Tunisia)

^b MILITARY HOSPITAL OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDWIFE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING; TUNISIA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; MASS SCREENING; NURSE MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NURSE MIDWIVES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TUNISIA; URBAN HEALTH; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 17144405292     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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