Factors affecting uptake of cervical cancer screening among clinic attendees in Trelawny, Jamaica

Cancer Control

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 396-404

  Bessler, Patricia ^a   Aung, Maung ^b   Jolly, Pauline ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health and Wellness   (Jamaica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 37249052751     PISSN: 10732748     EISSN: 15262359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107327480701400410     Document Type: Article

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