The Role of Sexuality in Cervical Cancer Screening Among Chinese Women

Health Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 598-604

  Woo, Jane S T ^a   Brotto, Lori A ^a   Gorzalka, Boris B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

acculturation; Chinese; Pap test; reproductive health; sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ACCULTURATION; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL VALUES; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350510663     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015986     Document Type: Article

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