Breast cancer screening knowledge and practice among women in southeast of Iran

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-328

  Heidari, Z ^a   Mahmoudzadeh Sagheb, H R ^a   Sakhavar, N ^a  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Mammography; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAMMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 52249101751     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 00446025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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