Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2013
Correlates between risk perceptions of cervical cancer and screening practice.
To identify the correlates between risk perceptions and cervical cancer screening among urban Malaysian women. ⋯ Eliminating anecdotal beliefs as risks via targeted knowledge on established risk factors and culturally sensitive screening processes are strategic for increasing and sustaining uptake of Pap smear screening versus current opportunistic screening practices.