Correlation study of knowledge and behavior regarding breast care among female undergraduate students in China

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 10943-10947

  Liu, Meng Xue ^a   Li, Jian ^b   Geng, Yun Long ^b   Wang, Yan Chun ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Chen, Yu Juan ^a   Ali, Gholam ^b   Tarver, Siobhan L ^b   Wen, Yu Feng ^a   Sun, Wen Jie ^b,c  

^a WANNAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GUANGDONG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Behavior; Breast care; China; Knowledge; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923063359     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.24.10943     Document Type: Article

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