Knowledge, attitude and practice of a Pakistani female cohort towards breast cancer

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-208

  Gilani, Sara Ijaz ^a   Khurram, Muhammad ^a   Mazhar, Tooba ^a   Mir, Sarah Tabir ^a   Ali, Sana ^a   Tariq, Sofia ^a   Malik, Asif Zafar ^a  

^a HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77449139821     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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