UK National Lesbians and Health Care Survey

Women and Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 27-45

  Fish, Julie ^a   Anthony, Denis ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast screening; Cervical screening; Health care experiences; Quantitative data; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF DISCLOSURE; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 31344444238     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v41n03_02     Document Type: Article

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