Cervical screening for women with learning disability: Current practice and attitudes within primary care in Edinburgh

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 84-92

  Wood, Rachael ^a   Douglas, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cervical cancer; Cervical smears; Learning disability; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249792117     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2007.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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