Cervical cancer screening and perceived information needs

Health Education

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 289-303

  Whynes, David K ^a   Clarke, Katherine ^a   Philips, Zoë ^a   Avis, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Communication; Information transfer; Mass screening; Nurses

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144480964     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280510602507     Document Type: Article

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