Mutually dependent health beliefs associated with breast self-examination in British female university students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-131

  Umeh, Kanayo ^a   Jones, Leonnie ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community health; health education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957314151     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2010.484453     Document Type: Article

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