What women want: Convenient appointment times for cervical screening tests

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 489-492

  Olowokurb, B ^a   Caswell, M ^b   Duggal, H V ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Shropshire and Staffordshire Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appointment time; Cervical screening; Deprivation; Patient satisfaction; Policy; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TIME; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33845395141     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2006.00703.x     Document Type: Review

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