Evaluation of breast cancer awareness among women presenting with newly diagnosed breast disease at Universitas Hospital (Bloemfontein, South Africa)

South African Family Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Matatiele, Puleng R ^a   Van den Heever, W M J ^a  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 54349120831     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2008.10873745     Document Type: Article

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