Evaluation of women knowledge and attitude regarding cervical cancer early detection

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-51

  Bǎdulescu, Fl ^a   Prejbeanu, Ileana ^a   Rada, Cornelia ^b   Pǎtraşcu, Anca ^a   Dragomir, Manuela ^a   Popescu, Florina Carmen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

^b ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

^c EMERGENCY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Romania)

Author keywords

Babe papanicolau test; Cervical cancer; Early detection; Rural communities; Socio demographic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TRICHOMONAS; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; TIME FACTORS; TRICHOMONAS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953060081     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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