A review of the literature: Interventions to maximize capacity to consent and reduce anxiety of women with learning disabilities preparing for a cervical smear test

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 173-185

  Broughton, Sallyanne ^a  

^a Princess of Wales Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEARNING DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELAXATION TIME; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

ANXIETY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEARNING DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0036316190     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148402320176756     Document Type: Review

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