Knowledge of and attitudes toward breast self-examination in Iranian women: A multi-center study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1917-1924

  Yadollahie, Mahboobeh ^a   Simi, Ashraf ^a   Habibzadeh, Farrokh ^a   Ghashghaiee, Roya Torke ^a,b   Karimi, Susan ^c   Behzadi, Pooran ^a   Tadjzadeh, Gissoo ^a   Mozafari Khah, Khadijeh ^a   Salehi, Mina ^d   Firouzan, Laya ^e   Barazandeh Nezhad, Shahnaz ^f   Mohebi, Shahrbanoo ^g   Rahimi, Atieh ^a  

^a NIOC Health Organization   (Iran)

^b NIOC Health Organization   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d NIOC Health Organization   (Iran)

^e Medical Education and Research Centers   (Iran)

^f NIOC Health Organization   (Iran)

^g Medical Education and Research Centers   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Breast neoplasms; BSE; Health knowledge; Iran; Mammography; Practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858142479     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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