Prevention of cervical cancer

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 653-654

  Farnsworth, Annabelle ^a   Mitchell, Heather S ^b  

^a DOUGLASS HANLY MOIR PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN CYTOLOGY SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COST CONTROL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT CYTOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA SMEAR; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0037828986     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05398.x     Document Type: Review

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