How well is the National Cervical Screening Program performing for Indigenous Australian women? Why we don't really know, and what we can and should do about it

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 716-720

  Whop, L J ^a   Cunningham, J ^a   Condon, J R ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cervical screening; Cervical screening program; Indigenous Australians; Indigenous identification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 84909956300     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12244     Document Type: Editorial

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