Screening for cervical carcinoma: Participation and results for ethnic groups and socioeconomic status

Cancer

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 270-276

  Van Leeuwen, Antoine W F M ^a   De Nooijer, Petra ^b   Hop, William C J ^c  

^a REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Stichting Bevolkingsonderzoek Baarmoederhalskanker Region Zuidwest Nederland   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervix; Ethnicity; Population screening; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 26844560110     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21153     Document Type: Article

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