Knowledge of breast cancer and breast self-examination practice among iranian women in Hamedan, Iran

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 6531-6534

  Akhtari Zavare, Mehrnoosh ^a   Ghanbari Baghestan, Abbas ^b   Latiff, Latiffah A ^a   Matinnia, Nasrin ^c   Hoseini, Mozhgan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast self examination; Iran; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906837159     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.16.6531     Document Type: Article

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