Trend of socioeconomic inequality in participation in cervical cancer screening among korean women

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 505-511

  Jang, Soong Nang ^a   Cho, Sung Il ^a   Hwang, Seung Sik ^b   Jung Choi, Kyunghee ^c   Im, So Young ^d   Lee, Ji Ae ^a   Kim, Minah Kang ^d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mass screening; Patient participation; Social class; Uterine cervical neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; KOREA; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; KOREA; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 38549084707     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2007.40.6.505     Document Type: Article

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