Cluster-randomised trial of risk communication to enhance informed uptake of cervical screening

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 493, 2003, Pages 620-625

  Holloway, Rachel M ^a   Wilkinson, Clare ^b   Peters, Tim J ^c   Russell, Ian ^b   Cohen, David ^d   Hale, Janine ^d   Rogers, Cerilan ^e   Lewis, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d National Assembly for Wales   (United Kingdom)

^e Cervical Screening Wales   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical screening; Randomised cluster controlled trial; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SMEAR; STAFF TRAINING; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0043133831     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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