Cervical cytology screening in Vietnamese asylum seekers in a Hong Kong detention center: Population demographics and historical perspectives

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 475-480

  Chang, Alexander R ^a   Sewell, Harriet ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cervical smears; Mass screening; Papanicolaou smear; Refugees; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DETENTION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFUGEE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VIET NAM;

EID: 0036096291     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326864     Document Type: Article

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