Knowledge about and attitudes to Pap smears, cervical cancer and human papillomavirus among women in Slovenia

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-153

  Vrscaj M U ^a   Vakselj, A ^a   Strzinar V ^a   Bebar, S ^a   Baskovic, M ^a   Fras, A P ^a   Djurisic A ^a   Ursic Vrscaj M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

HPV infection; HPV vaccination; Knowledge; Pap test

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLOVENIA; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLOVENIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 41849111708     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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