A comparison of cervical cancer screening rates among women with traumatic spinal cord injury and the general population

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-63

  Guilcher, Sara J T ^a,b,c   Newman, Alice ^d   Jaglal, Susan B ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Management and Evaluation ^*  (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 75749145864     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1319     Document Type: Article

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