A 2-year follow-up study of anxiety and depression in women referred for colposcopy after an abnormal cervical smear

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 212-218

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

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SWEDEN; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 36849060623     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01609.x     Document Type: Article

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