Lumps in the breast: Negotiating risks after a cancer diagnosis

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-194

  Morris, Sara M ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Risk; Screening; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842772885     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698579908407017     Document Type: Article

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