Screening for cervical cancer: Different problems in the developing and the developed world

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 275-279

  Symonds, R P ^a  

^a BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Developed and developing world; Dysplasia; Screening

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031308711     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1997.00055.x     Document Type: Article

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