Widening the cervical cancer screening net in a South African township: Who are the underserved?

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-241

  Bradley, Janet ^a   Risi, Liliana ^b   Denny, Lynette ^c  

^a ENGENDERHEALTH   (United States)

^b Lewisham VTS ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNITY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTH AFRICA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1542684889     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330490272732     Document Type: Article

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