A study of knowledge, attitude, and practice of cervical screening among female primary care physicians in the United Arab Emirates

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 663-670

  Badrinath, Padmanabhan ^a   Ghazal Aswad, Saad ^b   Osman, Nawal ^b   Deemas, Eman ^c   McIlvenny, Shirley ^d  

^a Southend on Sea Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Al Qassimi Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

^d SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 3342943328     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330490458079     Document Type: Article

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