Nowledge and perceptions of cancer and cancer prevention among malaysian traditional healers: A qualitative study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3841-3850

  Al Naggar, Redhwan A ^a   Bobryshev, Yuri V ^b   Abdulghani, Mahfoudh Al Musali Mohammed ^a   Rammohan, Subramanian ^a   Al Jashamy, Karim ^c  

^a International Medical School Management and Science University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SEGI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Malaysia; Perceptions; Traditional healers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84873677518     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.8.3841     Document Type: Article

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