Knowledge and utilization of cervical cancer screening services among Nigerian students

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-304

  Oladepo, Oladimeji ^a   Ricketts, Olufemi ^b   John Akinola, Yetunde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b Association for Reproductive and Family Health   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70350710175     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IQ.29.3.g     Document Type: Article

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