Cervical screening: Time to change the policy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 176, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 547-550

  Dickinson, James A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POLITICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TIME; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0037013601     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04553.x     Document Type: Review

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