Factors associated with the use of preventive services by women in Greece

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 512-519

  Simou, Effie ^a   Foundoulakis, Emanouel ^a   Kourlaba, Georgia ^a   Maniadakis, Nikos ^b  

^a Centre for the Prevention of Breast Cancer   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

breast screening tools; cervical screening tools; preventive services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 79960755537     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq103     Document Type: Article

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