Women's breast cancer risk perception and attitudes toward screening tests

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-201

  Yavan, Tülay ^a   Akyüz, Aygül ^a   Tosun, Nuran ^a   Iyigun, Emine ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast self examination; Perceived risk of breast cancer; Screening tests

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEAR; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; TURKEY;

EID: 77949617505     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347330903570453     Document Type: Article

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