Self-sampling versus reminder letter: Effects on cervical cancer screening attendance and coverage in Finland

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2681-2687

  Virtanen, Anni ^a   Anttila, Ahti ^a   Luostarinen, Tapio ^a   Nieminen, Pekka ^b  

^a FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^b JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

cervical cancer screening; HPV; self sampling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIGH RISK HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS SELF SAMPLING TEST; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WRITTEN LANGUAGE;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SELF CARE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 79953299020     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25581     Document Type: Article

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