The role of behavioral, normative and control beliefs in breast self-examination

Women and Health

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 39-56

  Mason, Tania E ^a   White, Katherine M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Breast self examination; Younger women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 52649160683     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630240802132344     Document Type: Article

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