Cancer perceptions of South African mothers and daughters: Implications for health promotion programs

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 784-800

  Mosavel, Maghboeba ^a   Simon, Christian ^b   Ahmed, Rashid ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEATH; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEOPLASM; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEATH; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77955120088     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399331003611442     Document Type: Article

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