Screening for cervical cancer: Will women accept less?

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-158

  Sirovich, Brenda E ^a   Woloshin, Steven ^a,b,c   Schwartz, Lisa M ^a,b,c  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Ctr Evaluative Clin Sci Dartmouth   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge and attitudes; Pap smear screening; Test frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANCER SCREENING; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 13444253844     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.08.021     Document Type: Article

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