Evaluation of the “Breast Self-Examination” Film
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Yazd Breast Cancer Project Profile; A Community Based Trial for the Evaluation of Self-Examination and Physical Examination of the Breast Cancer Disease
There is some evidence to suggest that a benefit might be derived from a program that incorporated both annual physical examination of the breast (BPx) and the teaching of breast self-examination (BSE). Current investigation presents the profile of a multicenter community based intervention for evaluating the effect of BSE+BPx on the reduction of morbidity and mortality due to breast cancer amo...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health
سال: 1952
ISSN: 0002-9572
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.42.4.430