The knowledge of breast cancer among young saudi females

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1242-1244

  Sait, Wafa A ^a   Al Amoudi, Samia M ^a   Tawtai, Dalal A ^a   Abduljabbar, Hassan S ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CHILD; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; STUDENTS;

EID: 78649496936     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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