Missed opportunities for cervical screening at Worcester Hospital and Worcester Community Health Centre, Worcester, South Africa

South African Family Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Mphatsoe, D S ^a   Pather, M K ^b  

^a University of Stellenbosch ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 54349101305     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2008.10873744     Document Type: Article

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