Utilization of breast cancer screening methods in a developing nation: Results from a nationally representative sample of Malaysian households

Breast Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 399-402

  Dunn, Richard A ^a   Tan, Andrew K G ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

breast self exam; clinical breast exam; Malaysia; mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; CHINESE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA;

EID: 79960394743     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01098.x     Document Type: Article

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