The effects of breast self-exam education on the performance of nursing and midwifery students: A 6-month follow-up study

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-79

  Balkaya, Nevin Akdolun ^a   Memis, Sakine ^a   Demirkiran, Fatma ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; COPING BEHAVIOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; NURSING STUDENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EXAMINATION; TRAINING;

EID: 34447260955     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03174352     Document Type: Article

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