Knowledge of risk factors in cancer

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 554, 2008, Pages 650-651

  Knowles, Jenny ^a   Hamilton, William ^b  

^a Improvement Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FRUIT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; IMMOBILIZATION; INTESTINE CANCER; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 51549121191     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X342039     Document Type: Letter

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