Women's perception of cervical cancer and its prevention in Rural Laos

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 821-826

  Phongsavan, Keokedthong ^a,b   Phengsavanh, Alongkone ^c   Wahlström, Rolf ^a   Marions, Lena ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Sethathirath Hospital   (Laos)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cervical cancer; Knowledge; Laos

Indexed keywords

CANCER VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BLEEDING; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINAL LAVAGE;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LAOS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956791564     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/IGC.0b013e3181daaefb     Document Type: Article

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