Knowledge, attitude, and behavior among Saudis toward cancer preventive practice

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 135-142

  Ravichandran, Kandasamy ^a   Al Hamdan, Nasser ^b   Mohamed, Gamal ^c  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; breast self examination; cancer knowledge; cancer prevention; clinical breast examination; mammography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869763357     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8229.90013     Document Type: Article

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