Variation in the cervical cancer screening compliance among women with disability

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-90

  Chen, Long Sheng ^a,b   Chou, Yiing Jenq ^a   Tsay, Jen Huoy ^c   Lee, Cheng Hua ^a,b   Chou, Pesus ^a   Huang, Nicole ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; TAIWAN; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; TAIWAN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 67650067308     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jms.2009.008061     Document Type: Article

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