Cervical cancer screening: Spatial associations of outcome and risk factors in Rotterdam

Public Health

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 111-115

  Kreuger, F A F ^a   Van Oers, H A M ^b   Nijs, H G T ^b  

^a Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Ecological study; Risk groups; Screening outcome

Indexed keywords

CANCER; HEALTH CARE; MONITORING; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MIGRATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

NETHERLANDS; ROTTERDAM;

EID: 0033036155     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(99)00134-1     Document Type: Article

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