Women with learning disabilities and access to cervical screening: Retrospective cohort study using case control methods

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Reynolds, Fiona ^a   Stanistreet, Debbi ^b   Elton, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Bury PCT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 39749176129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-30     Document Type: Article

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