Peer education project on breast self-examination in Izmir, Turkey

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-32

  Sevil, Umran ^a   Atan, Senay Unsal ^a   Kiris, Habibe ^b   Tok, Fatma ^b   Colak, Gulhan ^b   Sagit, Berna ^b   Akin, Ozlem ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Izmir Province Health Directorate Beydag Central Community Clinic   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast self examination; Peer education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STUDENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER GROUP; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER GROUP; STUDENTS, NURSING; TURKEY;

EID: 18444399644     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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