Gynaecologic cancer symptom awareness, concern and care seeking among US women: A multi-site qualitative study

Family Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-104

  Cooper, Crystale Purvis ^a   Polonec, Lindsey ^b   Stewart, Sherri L ^b   Gelb, Cynthia A ^a,b  

^a Soltera Center for Cancer Prevention and Control   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Early detection of cancer; Focus groups; Neoplasms; Qualitative research; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH BELIEF; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PELVIC PAIN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SKIN DISEASES; UNITED STATES; URINATION DISORDERS; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 84873862117     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cms040     Document Type: Article

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