Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cervical cancer screening among physicians in the western region of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1155-1160

  Sait, Khalid H ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER IMMUNIZATION; CANCER SCREENING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SAUDI ARABIA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WART VIRUS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; SAUDI ARABIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 81755163898     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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