Barriers to breast self examination practice among Malaysian female students: a cross sectional study

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Barriers to breast self examination practice among Malaysian female students: a cross sectional study

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer and the second reason of cancer deaths among woman worldwide, including Malaysia. The objective of this paper is to assess the practice of breast self-examination (BSE) and identify the barriers of BSE practice among undergraduate female studen...

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Main Authors:	Akhtari-Zavare, Mehrnoosh, Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah, Ismail, Irmi Zarina, Md Said, Salmiah, Abdul Latiff, Latiffah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2015
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41940/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41940/1/s40064-015-1491-8.pdf

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