What do British women know about cervical cancer symptoms and risk factors?

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 3001-3008

  Low, Emma L ^a   Simon, Alice E ^a   Lyons, Jane ^b   Romney Alexander, Debbie ^c   Waller, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Eve Appeal   (United Kingdom)

^c Richmond House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer knowledge; Cervical cancer; Risk factor awareness; Symptom awareness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS MEASURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AWARENESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867579246     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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