A community-based education program about cervical cancer improves knowledge and screening behavior in Honduran women

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-193

  Perkins, Rebecca B ^a   Langrish, Sarah ^b   Stern, Linda Jo ^b   Simon, Carol J ^c  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Emma Romero de Callejas Centro de Cancer   (Honduras)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communications media; Developing countries; Female; Health education; Honduras; Mass screening; Uterine cervical neoplasms dysplasia

Indexed keywords

CANCER; COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; KNOWLEDGE; WOMENS HEALTH;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS;

EID: 36949026465     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892007000800005     Document Type: Article

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