The usage and knowledge of mammogram among women in sub-urban area in Terengganu, Malaysia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 767-771

  Nik Rosmawati, N H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Knowledge; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78650698505     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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