Perception of cervical cancer screening among japanese university students who have never had a pap smear: A qualitative study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4313-4318

  Oshima, Sumiko ^a   Maezawa, Masaji ^b  

^a HOKUSEI GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attitude; Cervical cancer; Female university students; Pap smear; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAPAN; MASS SCREENING; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MASS SCREENING; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885467895     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.7.4313     Document Type: Article

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