Knowledge and factors affecting breast self-examination among Kuwaiti women

Kuwait Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-110

  Al Qattan, Majeda M ^a   Al Saleh, Kamel A ^b   Al Musallam, Samia S ^a   Mazoud, Gamal M ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^b MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT   (Kuwait)

^c ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast self examiation; Knowledge; Practicing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; KUWAIT; MARRIED WOMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEOPLASM; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 69749120103     PISSN: 00235776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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