Knowledge and perception of breast cancer among women of various ethnic groups in the state of penang: A cross-sectional survey

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-67

  Abdul Hadi, Muhammad ^a   Hassali, Mohamed Azmi ^b   Shafie, Asrul Akmal ^b   Awaisu, Ahmed ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Knowledge; Malaysia; Perception; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHINESE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73849114146     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000252837     Document Type: Article

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