Impact of a health education intervention program regarding breast self examination by women in a Semi-Urban Area of Madhya Pradesh, India

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1113-1118

  Gupta, Sanjeev K ^a   Pal, D K ^b   Garg, R ^a   Tiwari, R ^b   Shrivastava, A K ^b   Bansal, M ^b  

^a VCSG Medical Sciences and Research Institute   (India)

^b NSCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast self examination; Health education; Knowledge; Practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; TEACHING;

ADULT; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 77956635260     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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