Application of health behavior theories to breast cancer screening among asian women

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4005-4013

  Ahmadian, Maryam ^a   Samah, Asnarulkhadi Abu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asian women; Breast cancer screening; Health behavior theories

Indexed keywords

ASIA; BREAST TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT SURVEY;

ASIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTIVATION;

EID: 84885464256     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.7.4005     Document Type: Short Survey

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