Breast cancer awareness among older women

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1221-1225

  Linsell, L ^a   Burgess, C C ^a   Ramirez, A J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer awareness; Older women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AWARENESS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 53849085108     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604668     Document Type: Article

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