Personal health behaviors in women who have undergone risk-reducing mastectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 188, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 448-449

  Specht, Michelle C ^a   Borgen, Patrick I ^a   Fey, Jane ^a   Zhang, Zi ^b   Sclafani, Lisa ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Cancer risk; Health behaviors; Risk reducing mastectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 4944220667     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.06.016     Document Type: Article

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