Public awareness of testis cancer and the prevalence of testicular self-examination-changing patterns over 20 years

Urology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 915-918

  Casey, Rowan G ^a   Grainger, Ronald ^a   Butler, Michael R ^a   McDermott, Thomas E ^a   Thornhill, John A ^a   Flynn, Marjorie White ^b  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER MORTALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EXAMINATION; TESTIS CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-EXAMINATION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957753113     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.03.022     Document Type: Article

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