Effectiveness of a call/recall system in improving compliance with cervical cancer screening: A randomized controlled trial

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 521-526

  Buehler, Sharon K ^a,b   Parsons, Wanda L ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Health Sciences Centre St John's   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0030828037     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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