Using a community-based outreach program to improve breast health awareness among women in Hong Kong

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-273

  Chan, Sophia S C ^a   Chow, Denise M K ^a   Loh, Edith K Y ^b   Wong, David C N ^a   Cheng, Karis K F ^c   Fung, Wendy Y C ^d   Cheung, Polly S Y ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Adventist Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Union Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^e Breast Cancer Centre   (Hong Kong)

^f Department of Clinical Oncology   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breast health; Breast self examination; Health education; Health promotion; Health van

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN;

EID: 34247469914     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2007.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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