Knowledge and practice of breast cancer screening among Jordanian nurses

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1211-1217

  Alkhasawneh, Israa M ^a,b  

^a Maternal Child and Family Health Department ^*

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 38549099671     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/07.ONF.1211-1217     Document Type: Article

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