The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Attitudes Toward Cancer Screening: An Example from the Easternmost Region of Türkiye.
Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between health literacy and attitudes toward cancer screening and to raise awareness on this issue. Methods: This study was descriptive and correlational in design. The study was conducted with 630 adults aged 30-70 years living in a province l...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Nursology Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 137 - 145 |
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Ataturk University Coordinatorship of Scientific Journals
Jun2026
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