Educational intervention to improve breast health knowledge among women in Jordan

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1167-1173

  Taha, Hana ^a,b   Halabi, Yara ^b   Berggren, Vanja ^a   Jaouni, Salma ^b   Nyström, Lennarth ^c   Al Qutob, Raeda ^d   Wahlström, Rolf ^a,e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b King Hussein Cancer Centre   (Jordan)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Early detection; Educational intervention; Jordan; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955953156     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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