Breast cancer knowledge, risk factors and screening among adult saudi women in a primary health care setting

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-138

  Amin, Tarek Tawfik ^a   Mulhim, Abdul Rahman Saleh Al ^a   Meqihwi, Abdullalh Al ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer knowledge; Clinical breast examination; Mammography; Risk factors; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650911944     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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