Knowledge, facilitators and perceived barriers for early detection of breast cancer among elderly Turkish women

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 975-984

  Kissal, Aygul ^a   Beşer, Ayşe ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Early detection; Elderly Turkish women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856304257     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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