Knowledge and behavior regarding breast cancer screening among female teachers in Selangor, Malaysia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-228

  Parsa, Parisa ^a   Kandiah, Mirnalini ^b   Zulkefli, Nor Afiah Mohd ^b   Rahman, Hejar Abdul ^b  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Behavior; Breast cancer screening; Knowledge; Malaysian women teachers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59849092101     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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