Reasons for non-attendance at cervical screening as reported by non-attendees in Sweden

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-31

  Oscarsson, Marie G ^a,b   Benzein, Eva G ^a   Wijma, Barbro E ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical screening; Gynecologic examination; Non attendance; Questionnaire; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RESPONSE VARIABLE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SWEDEN; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX OFFENSES; SWEDEN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 39049113764     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820701504619     Document Type: Article

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