A population-based study of primary care predictors of non-attendance for cervical screening

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 135-140

  Webb, R ^a   Richardson, J ^b   Pickles, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 4644319048     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0969141041732166     Document Type: Article

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