Public knowledge on cancer and its determinants among Saudis in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1175-1180

  Ravichandran, Kandasamy ^a   Mohamed, Gamal ^b   Al Hamdan, Nasser Abdulrahman ^c  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Awareness; Cancer; Public knowledge; Risk factors; Riyadh; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955959185     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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