Sexual orientation disparitiesin papanicolaou test use among US women: The role of sexual and reproductive health services

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Agénor, Madina ^a   Krieger, Nancy ^a   Austin, S Bryn ^a,b   Haneuse, Sebastien ^a   Gottlieb, Barbara R ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893399201     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301548     Document Type: Article

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