Exploring women's knowledge, experiences and perceptions of cervical cancer screening in an area of social deprivation

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 720-727

  Logan, L ^a,b   McIlfatrick, S ^b  

^a Templepatrick Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cervical screening; Experiences; Knowledge; Perceptions; Socially deprivation; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY AREAS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054120061     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2011.01254.x     Document Type: Article

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