Utilization factors and effects of national health insurance on cervical Pap smear tests in Taiwan

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 440-451

  Chen, Tzu I ^a,b   Lee, Yen Lu ^b,c   You, San Lin ^b,d   Chen, Chien Jen ^d   Hsieh, Chang Yao ^a   Chen, Su Chiu ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical Pap smear test; National health insurance; Regular screening; Screening outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SCREENING; DATA BASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; TAIWAN; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 28844500814     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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