Barriers to cervical screening in women who have experienced sexual abuse: An exploratory study

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 214-220

  Cadman, Louise ^a   Waller, Jo ^b   Ashdown Barr, Lesley ^a   Szarewski, Anne ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CANCER SCREENING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ONLINE MONITORING; PATIENT COUNSELING; SCREENING TEST; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; TELECONSULTATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TRUST; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84868019920     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2012-100378     Document Type: Article

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