Breast cancer perceptions, knowledge and behavioral practices among women living in a rural community

International Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 415-425

  Rahman, Saleh M M ^a   Rahman, Selina ^b  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Knowledge and rural women; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 66449118528     PISSN: 15541134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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