Understanding women's breast screening behaviour: A study carried out in South East London, with women aged 50-64 years

Health Education Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-346

  Barter Godfrey, Sarah ^a,b   Taket, Ann ^a,b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 35748937974     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896907083155     Document Type: Article

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