Increasing awareness of gynecological cancer symptoms and reducing barriers to medical help seeking: Does health literacy play a role?

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages 265-279

  Boxell, Emily M ^a   Smith, Samuel G ^a   Morris, Melanie ^a   Kummer, Sonja ^a   Rowlands, Gill ^b   Waller, Jo ^a   Wardle, Jane ^a   Simon, Alice E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLICATION; STATISTICS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867551095     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.712617     Document Type: Conference Paper

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