Evaluation of the effectiveness of testicular cancer and testicular self-examination training for patient care personnel: Intervention study

Health Education Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 966-976

  Akar, Şerife Zehra ^a   Bebiş, Hatice ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EXAMINATION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-EXAMINATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84985945378     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyu055     Document Type: Article

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