Recognising symptoms of breast cancer as a reason for delayed presentation in Asian women-the psycho-socio-cultural model for breast symptom appraisal: Opportunities for intervention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1601-1608

  Taib, Nur Aishah ^a   Yip, Cheng Har ^a   Low, Wah Yun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asia; Breast health; Help seeking behaviour; Malaysia; Oncology; Symptom appraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858012302     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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