Breast cancer screening in developing countries

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 121-122

  Mittra, Indraneel ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Awareness; Breast cancer; Clinical breast examination; Compliance; Cost effectiveness; Developing countries; Screening; Treatment facilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AWARENESS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80052677083     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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