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Beliefs Related to Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Screening Among Lebanese Armenian Women

Mary Arevian Hariri School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Samar Noureddine Hariri School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Sarah Abboud Hariri School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Pages 972-989 | Received 30 May 2010, Accepted 18 Mar 2011, Published online: 06 Oct 2011

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