Cervical cancer in the developing world

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 231-233

  Sherris, J ^a   Herdman, C ^a   Elias, C ^a  

^a PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; PATIENT MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; UGANDA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034786826     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.175.4.231     Document Type: Short Survey

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