Adolescents and cancer: A survey of knowledge and attitudes about cancer in eastern province of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 29-35

  Hashim, Talal J ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Cancer; Knowledge; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891492479     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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