Beliefs About Papanicolaou Smears and Compliance With Papanicolaou Smear Follow-up in Adolescents
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Beliefs about Papanicolaou smears and compliance with Papanicolaou smear follow-up in adolescents.
OBJECTIVE To explore qualitatively adolescent girls' understanding of Papanicolaou smears and barriers to compliance with Papanicolaou smear follow-up appointments. DESIGN Qualitative analysis, using 3 focus groups and 15 in-depth, semistructured individual interviews. SETTING Adolescent Clinic and Young Parents' Program at Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Beliefs ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.10.1046