A cluster randomized trial of strategies to increase uptake amongst young women invited for their first cervical screen: The strategic trial

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 88-98

  Kitchener, Henry ^a   Gittins, M ^a   Cruickshank, M ^b   Moseley, C ^a   Fletcher, S ^a   Albrow, R ^a   Gray, A ^c   Brabin, L ^a   Torgerson, D ^d   Crosbie, E J ^a   Sargent, A ^e   Roberts, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical screening; Uptake; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VACCINATION; WART VIRUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; ENGLAND; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR; YOUNG ADULT;

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85055683079     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969141317696518     Document Type: Article

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