The need to incorporate routine cervical cancer counselling and screening in the management of women at the outpatient clinics in Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 754-756

  Dim, C C ^a   Nwagha, U I ^a   Ezegwui, H U ^a   Dim, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Awareness; Cervical cancer; Outpatient clinics; Pap smear; Routine counselling and screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER SCREENING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350114241     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443610903225323     Document Type: Article

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