Patterns, knowledge, and barriers of mammography use among women in Saudi Arabia

Rolina K. Al-Wassia; Nada J. Farsi; Leena A. Merdad; Sara K. Hagi

doi:10.15537/smj.2017.9.20842

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Patterns, knowledge, and barriers of mammography use among women in Saudi Arabia

Rolina K. Al-Wassia, Nada J. Farsi, Leena A. Merdad and Sara K. Hagi

Saudi Medical Journal August 2017, 38 (9) 913-921; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.9.20842

Rolina K. Al-Wassia

From the Department of Radiology (Al-Wassia, Hagi), Faculty of Medicine, and from the Department of Dental Public Health (Farsi, Merdad), Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Nada J. Farsi

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Leena A. Merdad

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Sara K. Hagi

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Received April 24, 2017
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Published online September 1, 2017.

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Rolina K. Al-Wassia, FRCPC ⇑,
Nada J. Farsi, BDS, PhD,
Leena A. Merdad, BDS, SD and
Sara K. Hagi, PhD

From the Department of Radiology (Al-Wassia, Hagi), Faculty of Medicine, and from the Department of Dental Public Health (Farsi, Merdad), Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Rolina K. Al-Wassia, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: ralwassia{at}kau.edu.sa ORICD: 0000-0003-4466-9024

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Rolina K. Al-Wassia, Nada J. Farsi, Leena A. Merdad, Sara K. Hagi

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