Factors associated with the use of uterine cervical cancer screening services in Korean elderly women

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 174-181

  Ko, Ki Dong ^a   Park, Sang Min ^a   Lee, Kiheon ^b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health services for the aged; Uterine cervical neoplasms; Vaginal smears

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864522577     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2012.33.3.174     Document Type: Article

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