Recent trends in cervical cancer mortality in Britain and Ireland: The case for population-based cervical cancer screening

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1902-1904

  Comber, H ^a   Gavin, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRY IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervix; Mortality; Screening; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DEATH; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MASS SCREENING; MORTALITY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 11244279650     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602236     Document Type: Article

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