A cross-sectional study on the acceptability of self-collection for HPV testing among women in rural China

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 490-494

  Guan, YaoYao ^a   Castle, Philip E ^b   Wang, Shaoming ^c   Li, Belinda ^c   Feng, Changyan ^c   Ci, Puwa ^c   Li, Xue ^c   Gravitt, Patti ^d   Qiao, You Lin ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b American Society for Clinical Pathology Institute   (United States)

^c CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COLPOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF COLLECTION; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84871370419     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050477     Document Type: Article

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