Level of cancer awareness among women of low socioeconomic status in Mumbai slums

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1295-1298

  Kumar, Yogesh S ^a   Mishra, Gauravi ^a   Gupta, Subhadra ^b   Shastri, Surendra ^a  

^a Department of Preventive Oncology ^*  (India)

^b TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Awareness; Cancer screening; Health education; Mumbai, India; Slum dwelling females

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863249778     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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