Lesbian Health Matters: A Pap Test Education Campaign Nearly Thwarted by Discrimination

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 314-325

  Phillips Angeles, Ellen ^a   Wolfe, Paula ^b   Myers, Robin ^c   Dawson, Patricia ^d   Marrazzo, Jeanne ^a   Soltner, Sallye ^a   Dzieweczynski, Mary ^a  

^a Public Health–Seattle ^*  (United States)

^b Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah   (United States)

^c Renton Youth Center   (United States)

^d Swedish Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical cancer; lesbian health; Pap test; public awareness campaign

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 4644329347     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839903257307     Document Type: Article

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