Comparison the effects of two educational methods on knowledge, attitude and practices of arak physicians about breast cancer

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 901-905

  Moshfeghi, K ^a   Mohammadbeigi, A ^b  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b QOM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attitude; Breast cancer; Educational intervention; Knowledge; Physicians; Practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957571307     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.901.905     Document Type: Article

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