Smoking as a risk factor for preinvasive and invasive cervical lesions in female sex workers in Venezuela

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-60

  Nuez J T ^a   Delgado, M ^b   Pino, G ^c   Giron H ^a   Bolet, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b Hospital Chiquinquirá   (Venezuela)

^c Universidad Rafael Urdaneta   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Carcinoma of the cervix; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Prostitution; Sex worker; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLPOSCOPY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0036795004     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(02)00184-4     Document Type: Article

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