Breast self-examination: Knowledge, attitude, and practice among female dental students in Hyderabad city, India

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-73

  Doshi, Dolar ^a   Reddy, B Srikanth ^a   Kulkarni, Suhas ^a   Karunakar, P ^a  

^a Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Breast self examination; Dental students; India; Knowledge; Practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863772925     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.97476     Document Type: Article

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