Perceptions of breast health practices in Pakistani Muslim Women

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 841-848

  Banning, Maggi ^a   Hafeez, Haroon ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHAUKAT KHANUM MEMORIAL CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Focus groups; Mammography; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISLAM; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952300963     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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