Knowledge of Pap screening and human papillomavirus among women attending clinics in Medellín, Colombia

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1020-1026

  Hanisch, R ^a   Gustat, J ^a   Hagensee, M E ^b   Baena, A ^c   Salazar, J E ^c   Castro, M V ^c   Gaviria, A M ^c,d   Sanchez G I ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^d Epidemiology Section   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer screening; Colombia; Human papillomavirus; Knowledge; Pap screening; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 51749098989     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.01131.x     Document Type: Article

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