Mammography utilization among Turkish women

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 377-381

  Sadikoglu, Ganime ^a   Ozcakir, Alis ^a   Dogan, Fatma ^a   Gokgoz, Sehsuvar ^a   Bilgel, Nazan ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer screening; Mammography; Self report; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650715951     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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