Breast self examination practice and breast cancer risk perception among female university students in Ajman

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4919-4923

  Al Sharbatti, Shatha Saed ^a   Shaikh, Rizwana Burhanuddin ^a   Mathew, Elsheba ^a   Al Biate, Mawahib Abd Salman ^a  

^a GULF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast self examination; Risk perception; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885734139     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.8.4919     Document Type: Article

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