Perceptions of cervical cancer threat, benefits, and barriers of papanicolaou smear screening programs for women in Iran

Women and Health

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 23-37

  Allahverdipour, Hamid ^a   Emami, Azita ^b  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Health Belief Model; Screening; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 52649126695     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630240802132302     Document Type: Article

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