Socioeconomic factors association with knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among Iranian women

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 618-622

  Yavari, Parvin ^a   Pourhoseingholi, Mohamad Amin ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Education; Knowledge and practice; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58249083099     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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