Prevention of cervical cancer in a poor population in Brazil

Family Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 189-192

  Mauad, Edmundo C ^a,c   Gomes, Uilho A ^a   Nogueira, Jarbas L ^a   Melani, Armando G F ^a   Lemos, Denise L ^a   Hidalgo, Geraldo S ^b  

^a Barretos Cancer Hospital Fundação Pio XII   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Active prevention; Cervical cancer screening; Developing countries; Portable gynaecological table

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANCER SCREENING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POLYP; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0036209773     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/19.2.189     Document Type: Article

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