Understanding barriers to Malaysian women with breast cancer seeking help

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3723-3730

  Norsa'adah, Bachok ^a   Rahmah, Mohd Amin ^b   Rampal, Krishna Gopal ^b   Knight, Aishah ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^c ADVANCED MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Delay; Help seeking behaviour; In depth interview; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873662934     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.8.3723     Document Type: Article

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