Low levels of breast cancer risk awareness in young women: An international survey

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2585-2589

  Peacey, Victoria ^a   Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Davídsdóttir, Sigurlína ^b   Baban, Adriana ^c   Wardle, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Breast cancer; Genetic predisposition to disease; Health education; Overweight; Physical activity; Public health; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33748963207     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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