Awareness and practice of breast cancer and breast-self examination among university students in Yemen

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-105

  Ahmed, Ba'amer Abobakar ^a  

^a Department of Community Medicine and Family Health   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Awareness; Breast cancer; Breast self examination; Yemen

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; YEMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; STUDENTS; YEMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955813905     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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