Socio-demographic factors and reasons associated with delay in breast cancer presentation: A study in Nigerian women

Breast

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 416-418

  Ibrahim, N A ^a   Oludara, M A ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Late presentation; Socio demographic factors

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEAR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL HISTORY; NIGERIA; NIGERIAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPIRITUAL HEALING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPY DELAY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84862515717     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: 15323080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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