Prostate cancer awareness, knowledge, and perception of screening among men aged 40–70 in the Belize district.
Objective: This study examined the awareness, knowledge, and perception of prostate cancer screening among men aged 40–70, with a view to cancer prevention programs, and it provides baseline data that could be used to inform the design, development, and implementation of education and prevention pro...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) Vol. 30; no. 9; pp. 2153 - 2162 |
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