Knowledge and awareness of breast cancer among university female students in muscat, sultanate of oman- A pilot study

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 1, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 146-149

  Al Junaibi, Reem Musallam ^a   Khan, Shah Alam ^a  

^a OMAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Oman)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast self examination; Carcinoma; Mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875939155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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