The psychological costs of inadequate cervical smear test results: Three-month follow-up

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 498-508

  French, David P ^a,b   Maissi, Esther ^a   Marteau, Theresa M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cervical smear test result; Distress; Inadequate; Oncology; Satisfaction; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33745766660     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.980     Document Type: Article

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