Psychological responses of women infected with cervical human papillomavirus: A qualitative study in Taiwan

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-158

  Lin, Helene ^a   Jeng, Cherng Jye ^b,c   Wang, Lih Rong ^d  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cognition; Emotion; Human papillomavirus; Psychological response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFUSION; EMOTION; FAMILY RELATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HONESTY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MARRIED WOMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE WOMAN; TAIWAN; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960628795     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 18756263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2011.01.035     Document Type: Article

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