Barriers and opportunities for early detection of breast cancer in Gaza women

Breast

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Shaheen, R ^a   Slanetz, P J ^a   Raza, S ^b   Rosen, M P ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab; Breast cancer; Diagnostic; Female; Mammography; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 79953043385     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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