Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Awareness and psychosocial support for breast cancer patients and its public health implications

Nazat Sultana
Oncologist, Cancer Center Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 26 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 05 August 2019
  •  Published: 30 September 2019

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