Knowledge of women on early diagnosis methods and risk factors for breast cancer in a province of western Turkey: A descriptive study

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 646-650

  Kosgeroglu, Nedime ^a   Ayranci, Unal ^a,c   Ozerdogan, Nebahat ^a   Serhan, Nilufer ^b   Unsal, Alaettin ^a   Sayiner, Fatma Deniz ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Kurtulus Aile Sagligi Merkezi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast self examination; Risk factors; Turkey; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 79960080998     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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