Immigrant women's experiences and views on the prevention of cervical cancer: A qualitative study

Health Expectations

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 344-354

  Grandahl, Maria ^a   Tydén, Tanja ^a   Gottvall, Maria ^a   Westerling, Ragnar ^a   Oscarsson, Marie ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Experiences; Immigrant women; Prevention

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928753910     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12034     Document Type: Article

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