Knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination in a female population of metropolitan São Paulo

Breast

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 270-274

  Carelli, Ivo ^a   Pompei, Luciano Melo ^a   Mattos, Clarissa Santiago ^a   Ferreira, Heloisa Garcia ^a   Pescuma, Rodrigo ^a   Fernandes, César Eduardo ^a   Peixoto, Sérgio ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast self examination; Diagnosis; Early detection; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BRAZIL; BREAST CANCER; BREAST LESION; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SITTING; STANDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 44349108272     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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