Cancer prevention and screening behaviors in lesbians

Women and Health

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 15-39

  Grindel, Cecilia Gatson ^a   McGehee, Linda A ^a   Patsdaughter, Carol A ^b   Roberts, Susan J ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Health promotion; Healthy lifestyles; Lesbians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUTRITION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFE SEX; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; STANDARD; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33846687659     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v44n02_02     Document Type: Article

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