Determinants of breast self-examination performance among iranian women: An application of the health belief model

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 365-374

  Noroozi, Azita ^a   Jomand, Tayyebh ^a   Tahmasebi, Rahim ^a  

^a BUSHEHR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast self examination; Health Belief Model (HBM); Iranian women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960086790     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0158-y     Document Type: Article

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