Recent pap tests among Canadian women: Is depression a barrier to cervical cancer screening?

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1175-1181

  Kaida, Angela ^a   Colman, Ian ^b   Janssen, Patricia A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER SCREENING; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 51349157515     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0626     Document Type: Article

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