Prevalence and determinants of the use of self-tests by members of the public: A mixed methods study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Ryan, Angela ^a   Greenfield, Sheila ^a   Wilson, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; SELF CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION;

DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SELF CARE;

EID: 33748348032     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-193     Document Type: Article

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