A longitudinal 2-year follow-up of quality of life in women referred for colposcopy after an abnormal cervical smear

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-225

  Hellsten, C ^a   Sjostrom K ^a   Lindqvist, P G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Colposcopy; LLETZ; Quality of life; SF 36; STAI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SWEDEN; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

EID: 71849097308     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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