Abnormal pap test results and the rurality factor

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 50-56

  Dietsch, Elaine ^a   Gibb, Heather ^b   Francis, Karen ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical intra epithelial neoplasia; Pap test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0042970659     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1584.2003.00464.x     Document Type: Review

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