Effects of a psychosocial intervention on breast self-examination attitudes and behaviors

Health Education Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 287-295

  Fry, Rachel B ^a   Prentice Dunn, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645418009     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyh066     Document Type: Article

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