Breast Self-Examination and breast cancer awareness in women in developing countries: A survey of women in Buea, Cameroon

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Suh, Mary Atanga Bi ^a   Atashili, Julius ^a   Fuh, Eunice Asoh ^a   Eta, Vivian Ayamba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast Self Exam; Cameroon; Knowledge; Practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CAMEROON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CAMEROON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871182902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-627     Document Type: Article

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