Özgür BAŞARAN, Ersin USKUN, Ceren ERTÜRK, Pınar Savaş YAVUZÇEHRE

Health beliefs, behaviour and determining factors in breast self – examination among a group of university students

Objectives: Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy in both Turkey and the World. Breast self-examination (BSE) is the cheapest

Keywords:

Health behaviour, Breast self-examination, Breast cancer,

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