US female college students' breast health knowledge, attitudes, and determinants of screening practices: New implications for health education

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 640-647

  Early, Jody ^a   Armstrong, Shelley Nicole ^a   Burke, Sloane ^a,b   Thompson, Doris Lee ^c  

^a WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Alaska Division of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast concern; breast health; college women; community health; gender; health education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNIVERSITIES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051745843     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2010.528098     Document Type: Article

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