Increasing testicular self-examination in active duty soldiers: An intervention study

MEDSURG Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-102

  Brown, Carlton G ^a   Patrician, Patricia A ^b   Brosch, Laura R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; REMINDER SYSTEM; SELF EXAMINATION; SOLDIER; TEACHING; TESTIS TUMOR; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SELF-EXAMINATION; TEACHING MATERIALS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84861784226     PISSN: 10920811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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