Self examination for breast and testicular cancers: A community-based intervention study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 145-148

  Shallwani, Khairunnisa ^a   Ramji, Rozina ^a   Ali, Tazeen Saeed ^a   Khuwaja, Ali Khan ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Cancer screening; Pakistan; Self breast examination; Self Testicular examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EXAMINATION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; SELF-EXAMINATION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77955807446     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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