What do women think about abnormal smear test results? A qualitative interview study

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-145

  Lagro Janssen, Toine ^a,b   Schijf, Charles ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Women's Studies Medical Science   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEAR; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NETHERLANDS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALITY; STRESS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 22144440501     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610400023155     Document Type: Article

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