Predictors of adherence to clinical breast examination and mammography screening among Malaysian women

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 681-688

  Parsa, Parisa ^a   Kandiah, Mirnalini ^b  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Clinical breast examination; Health beliefs; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650692794     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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