Can an appointment-letter intervention increase pap smear screening in samliem, khon kaen, Thailand?

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-356

  Chumworathayi, Bandit ^a   Yuenyao, Pissamai ^a   Luanratanakorn, Sanguanchoke ^a   Pattamadilok, Jeerichuda ^a   Chalapati, Wadwilai ^a   Na Nhongkai, Chulaluk ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Samliem Health Station   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Appointment letter; Cervical cancer; Pap smear; Screening coverage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTAL SERVICE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 44449090666     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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