Cervical cancer attitudes and beliefs-A cape town community responds on world cancer day

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 114-119

  Mosavel, Maghboeba ^a   Simon, Christian ^b   Oakar, Catherine ^a   Meyer, Salome ^c  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cancer Association of South Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651154341     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190902854590     Document Type: Article

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