Cervical screening for women with learning disability: current practice and attitudes within primary care in Edinburgh.
This study aimed to evaluate current practice in, and to explore primary care professionals' views about, providing cervical screening to women with learning disability, in two areas of Edinburgh. A postal questionnaire was sent to all 24 GP practices in the project area: 20 responded. Seven respond...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 84 - 93 |
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| Formato: | questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2007
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