Situation analysis for cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment in East, Central and Southern African countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-132

  Chirenje, Zvavahera M ^a   Rusakaniko, Simbarashe ^a   Kirumbi, Leah ^b   Ngwalle, Edward W ^c   Makuta Tlebere, Pulani ^d   Kaggwa, Sam ^e   Mpanju Shumbusho, Winnie ^f   Makoae, Lucy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^d Ministry of Health   (Lesotho)

^e Commonwealth Regional Health Community Secretariat ^*  (Tanzania)

^f MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Cervix dysplasia, diagnosis; Cervix neoplasms, diagnosis, therapy, surgery; Community health centers; Ctodiagnosis; Hospitals, district; Hospitals, general; Kenya; Lesotho; Uganda; United Republic of Tanzania; Vginal smears; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; AFRICA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0035112275     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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