Cervical cancer risk and papanicolaou screening in a sample of lesbian and bisexual women

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-143

  Rankow, Elizabeth J ^a,b,c   Tessaro, Irene ^a,b  

^a Duke University Medical Center ^*

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Detection and Control Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Female; Homosexuality; Lesbian (non MeSH); Papanicolaou smear; Physician patient relations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0031850308     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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