Cognition and utilization of papanicolaou testing after the implementation of national health insurance in rural Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-23

  Huang, Chi Ping ^a   Chi, Lin Yang ^a   Chang, Hong Jen ^b   Chou, Pesus ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical carcinoma; National Health Insurance; Papanicolaou test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; TAIWAN; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TAIWAN; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0033034834     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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