Turkish female academician self-esteem and health beliefs for breast cancer screening

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 155-160

  Avci, Ilknur Aydin ^a   Kumcagiz, Hatice ^a   Altinel, Busra ^a   Caloglu, Ayse ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer screening; Female academicians; Health beliefs; Self esteem; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PARITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PARITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TURKEY; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894065957     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.1.155     Document Type: Article

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