Appraisal of Breast Cancer Symptoms by Iranian Women: Entangled Cognitive, Emotional and Socio-Cultural Responses |
Khakbazan, Zohreh
(Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences)
Roudsari, Robab Latifnejad (Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences) Taghipour, Ali (Health Sciences Research Center, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences) Mohammadi, Eesa (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University) Pour, Ramesh Omrani (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University) |
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