Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices of women for breast cancer in the educational institutions of Lahore, Pakistan

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2419-2424

  Khokher, Samina ^a   Qureshi, Warda ^b   Mahmood, Saqib ^c   Saleem, Afaf ^d   Mahmud, Sumbal ^a  

^a INMOL   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^d CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Educational institutions; Knowledge; Lahore; Pakistan; Preventive practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866272440     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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