Participation in breast cancer prevention: assessing women's knowledge and their participation in mammography in Tehran, Iran

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Participation in breast cancer prevention: assessing women's knowledge and their participation in mammography in Tehran, Iran

A survey was carried out from July through October, 2009 to study the knowledge and women’s participation in mammography. A total of 400 women in urban areas of Tehran, Iran were randomly selected in this study. Although, the general knowledge of women was fairly good, they did not participate in ma...

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Main Authors:	Ahmadian, Maryam, Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, Redzuan, Ma'rof, Emby, Zahid
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Academic Journals 2012
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22705/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22705/1/22705.pdf

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