A prospective Swedish cohort study on psychosocial factors influencing anxiety in women referred for colposcopy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-38

  Hellsten, C ^a   Sjostrom K ^a   Lindqvist, P G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abnormal cervical smear; Anxiety; Colposcopy; Depression; MADRS S; STAI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSKARYOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; COLPOSCOPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33845525430     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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