Attitudes, knowledge, and practices in relation to cervical cancer and its screening among women in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1208-1212

  Sait, Khalid H ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SAUDI ARABIA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WART VIRUS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 70449720636     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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