Effects of social support, regular physician and health-related attitudes on cervical cancer screening in an Asian population

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-230

  Seow, Adeline ^a   Huang, Jie ^a   Straughan, Paulin Tay ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Pap smear; Preventive health behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN; CANCER SCREENING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOTE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0034067833     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008954606992     Document Type: Note

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