Communications about cervical cancer between women and gynecologists in Serbia

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 245-251

  Matejić, Bojana ^a   Kesić, Vesna ^b   Marković, Milica ^c   Topić, Lidija ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer screening; Physician patient communication; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; CITY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SERBIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 58149183874     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-008-7102-5     Document Type: Article

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