Early detection of cervical cancer among native American women: A qualitative supplement to a quantitative study

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 547-562

  Messer, Lynne ^a   Steckler, Allan ^a   Dignan, Mark ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b AMC Cancer Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES; VAGINA SMEAR; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MASS SCREENING; NORTH CAROLINA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VAGINAL SMEARS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0033174301     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019819902600411     Document Type: Article

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