Breast health of US women religious (nuns)
Breast cancer is a major health problem and concern of women religious in the USA. Although they have been identified as a high-risk population, only a limited number of breast health studies have been conducted. The purpose of this study was to explore breast-related health practices (breast self-e...
| Publicado en: | Breast Journal Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 581 - 584 |
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| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov/Dec2008
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