Women's experiences of cervical cellular changes: An unintentional transition from health to liminality?

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 306-325

  Forss, Anette ^a   Tishelman, Carol ^a,b   Widmark, Catarina ^a   Sachs, Lisbeth ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Medical technology; Pap smear; Phenomenological hermeneutics; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SWEDEN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 1942503178     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2004.00392.x     Document Type: Review

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