'With the best of reasons': Cervical cancer prevention policy and the suppression of sexual risk factor information

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1463-1474

  Braun, Virginia ^a   Gavey, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Discourse; Health promotion policy; Informed choice; Sexual risk factors; Women's health

Indexed keywords

CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY MAKING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0032919541     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00451-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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