The effect of 'Alma's' death on women attending for a cervical smear: A questionnaire survey

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 305-306

  Richardson, Judith ^c   Owen Smith, Vicci ^a   Howe, Andy ^b  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b East Lancashire Public Health Network   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cervical screening; Questionnaire; Television

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEVISION; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; DRAMA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEVISION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0036941274     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/24.4.305     Document Type: Article

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