Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of women working in government hospitals regarding breast self examination

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4829-4834

  Yurdakos, Kursat ^a   Gulhan, Yildirim Beyazit ^b   Unalan, Demet ^c   Ozturk, Ahmet ^c  

^a Turkish Ministry of Health   (Turkey)

^b OKAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Health personnel; Self breast examination; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885747196     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.8.4829     Document Type: Article

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