Awareness of cervix cancer risk factors in educated youth: A cross-sectional, questionnaire based survey in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1707-1712

  Joy, Teresa ^a   Sathian, Brijesh ^a   Bhattarai, Chacchu ^a   Chacko, Jenny ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Awareness; Cervical cancer; Educated youth; India; Nepal; Sri lanka

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SRI LANKA; STUDENT; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SRI LANKA; STUDENTS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864338156     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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