Impact of cancer awareness training for community-based health workers: a cross-sectional repeated measures survey
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Talking about cancer with confidence: evaluation of cancer awareness training for community-based health workers
AIMS To examine the impact of cancer awareness training for community-based health workers on confidence to talk about cancer, and knowledge of cancer risk factors and signs and symptoms. METHODS Community-based health workers from Sandwell, Birmingham and Solihull were invited to take part in one of 14 one-day training workshops. Trainees completed questionnaires at the beginning of the work...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)33013-1