Prevalence, risk factors and disease knowledge of breast cancer in Pakistan

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 4411-4416

  Asif, Hafiz Muhammad ^a   Sultana, Sabira ^b   Akhtar, Naveed ^b   Rehman, Jalil Ur ^b   Rehman, Riaz Ur ^c  

^a University of Poonch Rawalakot   (Pakistan)

^b Islamic University Bahawalpur   (Pakistan)

^c GCU   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Incidence; Pakistan; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84903740235     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.11.4411     Document Type: Short Survey

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