| [attitudes and practices of vaud women concerning the self examination of breasts]. | a survey by personal interviews on this subject was carried out in 1984 with a representative sample of 499 women living in the canton of vaud. the response rate was 76.6%. among the respondents, 61.3% practice bse, but only 27% do so regularly. a complementary inquiry of a group of women who refused the interviews shows a lower practice rate. women aged 40-49 years, who have benefited more than other groups from related information through their physicians, are those who do bse most. our result ... | 1985 | 4036352 |