How sexual history and knowledge of cervical cancer and screening influence chinese women's screening behavior in Mainland China

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 445-453

  Gu, Can ^a   Chan, Carmen W H ^a   Twinn, Sheila ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cervical screening; Chinese women; Knowledge; Sexual history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CHINA; CHINESE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE WOMAN; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78049529588     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181e456dc     Document Type: Article

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