Guanacaste, Costa Rica: A landmark for cervical cancer prevention

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-74

  Robles, Sylvia C ^a   Periago, Mirta Roses ^b  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b Pan American Sanitary Bureau   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERPES SIMPLEX VACCINE;

CANCER; DISEASE CONTROL; WOMENS HEALTH;

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER IMMUNIZATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COSTA RICA; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PUBLIC HEALTH; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; GUANACASTE;

EID: 1642528995     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892004000200001     Document Type: Editorial

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