Fiona farewells her breasts': A popular magazine account of breast cancer prevention

Critical Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-18

  Crabb, Shona ^a   LeCouteur, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORALITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33744801454     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590600601957     Document Type: Article

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