Exploring the less Privileged Population

Authors

  • Muayyad M. Ahmad The University of Jordan Faculty of Nursing

Keywords:

Less privileged, Cancer, Jordan, Knowledge, Awareness

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge and awareness about cancer among the less privileged population

Author Biography

Muayyad M. Ahmad, The University of Jordan Faculty of Nursing

Muayyad M. Ahmad, PhD, RN, is a professor at the Clinical Nursing Department at

the University of Jordan with research interest in quality of nursing care, psychometric

properties of instruments, and psychosocial care of cancer patients. PhD from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 2000, MSc and BSc from the University of Jordan, 1992 & 1986 consecutively. mma4@ju.edu.jo & mma4jo@yahoo.com.

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2014-10-08

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Ahmad, M. M. (2014). Exploring the less Privileged Population. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 18(1), 321–329. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/2903

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