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Perceptions about breast cancer among college students: implications for nursing education.

The Journal of nursing education - 1 Jun 2005

Powe Barbara D, Underwood Sandra, Canales Mary, Finnie Ramona

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Nurses are in a key position to enhance knowledge, correct misperceptions, and allay fears related to breast cancer. However, little attention is given to these psychosocial issues in nursing texts, and the extent to which they are covered within nursing curricula is unclear. This study, guided by the Powe Fatalism Model, compared perceptions about breast cancer and sources of cancer information among a random...

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PMID: 16021802
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20050601-04

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