Health Beliefs and Breast Self-Examination among Undergraduate Female Students in Public Universities in Klang Valley, Malaysia |
Akhtari-Zavare, Mehrnoosh
(Cancer Resource & Education Center, Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah (Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine & Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia) Ismail, Irmi Zarina (Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia) Md Said, Salmiah (Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine & Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia) Latiff, Latiffah A (Cancer Resource & Education Center, Universiti Putra Malaysia) |
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