Knowledge of breast cancer and its risk and protective factors among women in Riyadh

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 272-277

  Alam, Awatif Ali ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MARRIED WOMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 33750581664     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2006.272     Document Type: Article

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