A quasi-randomized trial on the effectiveness of an invitation letter to improve participation in a setting of opportunistic screening for cervical cancer

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 238-242

  De Jonge, Eric ^a,b   Cloes, Edith ^a   Op De Beeck, Lode ^a   Adriaens, Bérengère ^a   Lousbergh, Daniel ^a   Orye, Guy G ^a   Buntinx, Frank ^a  

^a Limburgse Kanker Stichting   (Belgium)

^b Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg Campus St Jan ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cervical neoplasia; Invitation letter; Patient participation; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; COHORT STUDIES; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGISTRIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 42249115667     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3282b6fe2e     Document Type: Article

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