The effects of an educational program on knowledge of breast cancer, early detection practices and health beliefs of nurses and midwives

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 15-16, 2010, Pages 2363-2371

  Ceber, Esin ^a   Turk, Meral ^a   Ciceklioglu, Meltem ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Education; Health belief; Midwives; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSES;

EID: 77955954554     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03150.x     Document Type: Article

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