Leadership & Professional Development

Educational Parties as a Strategy to Promote Breast Health Awareness and Screening in Underserved Female Populations

Sharon Byrne

Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez

breast self-examinations, care of the medically underserved
ONF 2009, 36(2), 145-148. DOI: 10.1188/09.ONF.145-148

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