Breast cancer risk-factors and breast self examination practice among Jordanian women

Bahrain Medical Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Jaradeen, Najah K ^a  

^a MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; JORDAN; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 77749314697     PISSN: 10128298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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