Why do women participate in the English cervical cancer screening programme?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 306-325

  Whynes, David K ^a   Philips, Zoë ^a   Avis, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Decision; Duty; Norm; Screening

Indexed keywords

CANCER; HEALTH WORKER; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847150108     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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