Testicular cancer awareness and testicular self-examination among university students

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 695-698

  Ugurlu, Ziyafet ^a   Akkuzu, Gülcihan ^a   Karahan, Azize ^a   Beder, Alper ^a   Dogan, Nevin ^a   Okdem, Seyda ^a   Kav, Sultan ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Self testicular examination; Testicular cancer; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958779910     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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