Adherence to recommended health checks by women in mid-life: Data from a prospective study of women across Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-43

  Byles, Julie ^a   Leigh, Lucy ^a   Chojenta, Catherine ^a   Loxton, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

cholesterol testing; mammography; mid aged women; pap tests; screening and prevention

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTILIZATION; VAGINA SMEAR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84893539534     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12180     Document Type: Article

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