Association between sexual behavior and cervical cancer screening

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1091-1096

  Smith, Anthony M A ^a   Heywood, Wendy ^a   Ryall, Richard ^a   Shelley, Julia M ^a,b   Pitts, Marian K ^a   Richters, Juliet ^c   Simpson, Judy M ^d   Patrick, Kent ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CANCER SCREENING; COITUS; CONDOM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OCCUPATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960267523     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2585     Document Type: Article

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