Sexual orientation and intentions to obtain breast cancer screening

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-185

  Hart, Stacey L ^a   Bowen, Deborah J ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL FEMALE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59349095455     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0447     Document Type: Article

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