Preventing cervical cancer in the developing world

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 354, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1110-

  Katz, Ingrid T ^a   Wright, Alexi A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; IODINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

BLOOD EXAMINATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VACCINATION; VIRUS EXAMINATION; VIRUS STRAIN; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 33644979457     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp068031     Document Type: Short Survey

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