Mixed blessings: Cervical cancer screening in Recife, Brazil

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-63

  Gregg, Jessica ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cervical cancer; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC OPINION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC OPINION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0034236297     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2000.9966168     Document Type: Article

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