Delayed treatment of symptomatic breast cancer: The experience from Kaduna, Nigeria

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 106-111

  Ukwenya, A Y ^a   Yusufu, L M D ^a   Nmadu, P T ^a   Garba, E S ^a   Ahmed, A ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56149125268     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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