Factors associated with underscreening for cervical cancer among women in Canada

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 6445-6450

  Schoueri Mychasiw, Nour ^a   McDonald, Paul Wesley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Canada; Cervical cancer screening; Pap tests; Participation factors; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA SMEAR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892451881     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.11.6445     Document Type: Article

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