Health behaviours and cancer prevention among Polish women

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 786-794

  Slusarska B ^a   Zarzycka, D ^a   Wysokinski M ^a   Sadurska, A ^a   Adamska Kuzmicka I ^a   Czekirda, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Health behaviours; Women's perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; POLAND; PRECANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POLAND; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79955656445     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01143.x     Document Type: Article

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