Promoting early presentation of breast cancer in women over 70 years old in general practice

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 591-598

  Campbell, J ^a   Pyer, M ^a   Rogers, S ^b,c   Jones, J ^a   Ramirez, A J ^d   Forbes, L J L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Primary Care Mental Health Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; primary care; public health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84996565363     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv125     Document Type: Article

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