Psychological aspects of colposcopy

CME Journal of Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-126

  Freeman Wang, Theresa ^a,b   Walker, Patrick ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Colposcopy; PAP smear; Psychological burden

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLPOSCOPY; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCREENING TEST; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VERRUCA VULGARIS; WART VIRUS;

EID: 35848932305     PISSN: 12199087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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