Evaluation of a cancer awareness campaign: Experience with a selected population in Karachi

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 391-395

  Saeed Ali, Tazeen ^a   Baig, Sanah ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cancer awareness; Evaluation; Karachi, Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAKISTAN; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAKISTAN; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION GROUPS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39049189598     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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