Culture, attitude and knowledge about breast cancer and preventive measures: A qualitative study of south Asian breast cancer patients in the UK

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1619-1626

  Karbani, Gulshan ^a   Lim, Jennifer N W ^b   Hewison, Jenny ^b   Atkin, Karl ^c   Horgan, Kieran ^a   Lansdown, Mark ^a   Chu, Carol E ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Breast cancer; Culture; South Asians; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858048082     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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