Evaluation of the impact of a breast cancer awareness program in rural Ghana: A cross-sectional survey

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 913-924

  Mena, Marisa ^a,b   Wiafe Addai, Beatrice ^c   Sauvaget, Catherine ^d   Ali, Ibrahim A ^e   Wiafe, Seth A ^f   Dabis, François ^a   Anderson, Benjamin O ^e   Malvy, Denis ^a   Sasco, Annie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^c Peace and Love Hospital   (Ghana)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^e USA   (United States)

^f LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

awareness program; breast cancer; early detection; Ghana

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARE; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 84890126248     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28412     Document Type: Review

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