Illness Perception, Knowledge and Self-Care about Cervical Cancer

Prevention plays a central role in early detection of cervical cancer. Common Sense Model proposes that the nature and organization of illness representations can guide actions related to health and how self-care is exercised. The aim of this study was to describe and compare illness perception, kno...

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Main Authors: Elisa Kern de Castro, Ana Carolina Peuker, Priscila Lawrenz, Maria João Figueiras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2015-09-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722015000300483&lng=en&tlng=en