To be reassured or to understand? A dilemma in communicating normal cervical screening results

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-123

  Michie, Susan ^a   Thompson, Matthew ^b   Hankins, Matthew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1142298752     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910704322778768     Document Type: Article

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