Too much of a good thing? Physician practices and patient willingness for less frequent pap test screening intervals

Medical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-259

  Meissner, Helen I ^a   Tiro, Jasmin A ^b   Yabroff, K Robin ^c   Haggstrom, David A ^d,e,f   Coughlin, Steven S ^g  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Cancer screening; Cervical cancer; Guidelines; Health service

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYTOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MARRIAGE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RACE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 77649109636     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181ca4015     Document Type: Article

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