What predicts a Cypriot woman's decision to obtain or not obtain a screening mammogram? Implications for the promotion of screening mammography in Cyprus

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-157

  Tolma, Eleni L ^a   Reininger, Belinda M ^b   Ureda, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Breast cancer; Cyprus; Mammography; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COGNITION; CYPRUS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MOTIVATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT T TEST;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYPRUS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33746638847     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cej.0000186635.89377.33     Document Type: Article

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