Breast self-examination: Knowledge and practice among nurses in United Arab Emirates

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 651-654

  Sreedharan, Jayadevan ^a   Muttappallymyalil, Jayakumary ^a   Venkatramana, Manda ^b   Thomas, Merlin ^b  

^a GULF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Thumbay Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 78650681379     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
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