Anxiety associated with colposcopy at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 48-52

  Moosa, M Y H ^a   Chait, L ^b   Cohen, A ^b   Diamond, L ^b   Dunlop, J ^b   Masela, M ^b   Matlhatsi, T ^b   Mehlomakhulu, T E ^b   Naidu, J ^b   Ngutshane, B ^b   Vythilingum, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 69949094393     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v15i2.208     Document Type: Article

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