Psychological burden of testing positive for high-risk human papillomavirus on women with atypical cervical cytology: A prospective study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 445-451

  Kwan, Tracy T C ^a   Cheung, Annie N Y ^b   Lo, Sue S T ^c   Lee, Peter W H ^d   Tam, Kar Fai ^a   Chan, Karen K L ^a   Ngan, Hextan Y S ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Pathology ^*  (Hong Kong)

^c Family Planning Association of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

atypical cytology; Chinese; Gynecologic oncology; HPV testing; psychology; women's health issues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL SQUAMOUS CELLS OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CHINESE; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SMEAR; SQUAMOUS CELL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; WART VIRUS;

EID: 79955069223     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01092.x     Document Type: Article

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