Performance of breast cancer early detection in Arab women in Israel - Room for improvement

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 542-545

  Keinan Boker, Lital ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARAB; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSANGUINITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ARABS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33746117530     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.15.542     Document Type: Editorial

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