Knowledge, perception, practice and barriers of breast cancer health promotion activities among community pharmacists in two districts of selangor state, Malaysia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4427-4430

  Beshir, Semira A ^a   Hanipah, Monalina A ^a  

^a CYBERJAYA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Community pharmacists; Health promotion; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874016941     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.9.4427     Document Type: Article

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