Poor Knowledge and Practice Towards Breast Cancer among Women in Baghdad City, Iraq |
Hasan, Tiba Nezar
(Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre)
Shah, Shamsul Azhar (Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre) Hassan, Mohd Rohaizat (Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre) Safian, Nazarudin (Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre) Azhar, Zahir Izuan (Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre) Syed Abdul Rahim, Syed Sharizman (Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre) Ghazi, Hasanain Faisal (Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre) |
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