Does improving communication and information for women increase attendance at colposcopy in an inner city clinic? A randomised controlled trial

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 445-448

  Tomlinson, A ^a   Kyrgiou, M ^a,b   Paraskevaidis, E ^a,b,d   Kitchener, H ^a   Martin Hirsch, P ^a,c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Attendance rates; Colposcopy; Women's communication; Women's information

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLPOSCOPY; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; URBAN POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3242671784     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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