Screening for cervical cancer - An evidence-based approach

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 372-375

  Fraser, A ^a   Hellmann, S ^a,b   Leibovici, L ^a,b   Levavi, H ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Evidence based medicine; Number needed to screen (NNS); Pap; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MASS SCREENING; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PUBLIC HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 23744487751     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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