The role of primary care professionals in women's experiences of cervical cancer screening: A qualitative study

Family Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 462-466

  Armstrong, Natalie ^a   James, Veronica ^b   Dixon Woods, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Health professional; Health promotion; Qualitative research; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 84864930476     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr105     Document Type: Article

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