Breast health practices and South Asian women.
Breast cancer is an important women's health issue in all communities. To detect breast cancer early, all women should practise monthly breast self-examination, have regular clinical breast examinations and attend mammography screening at suggested intervals. Participation in these breast health practices is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including how women define health and health practices, priorities in women's lives and their explanations of the causes of diseases such as cancer.
Bottorff
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School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Johnson
J L
JL
Bhagat
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R
Grewal
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Balneaves
L G
LG
Hilton
B A
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Clarke
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged