Improving cervical cancer prevention in a developing country

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-86

  Agurto, Irene ^a   Sandoval, Jorge ^b   De La Rosa, Maribel ^c   Guardado, Maria Elena ^c  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (El Salvador)

^c Organizacion Panamericana de la Salud   (El Salvador)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Developing countries; Practice guidelines; Quality of Health Care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNITY CARE; CYTOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EL SALVADOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METHODOLOGY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

ADULT; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EL SALVADOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33645538353     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi100     Document Type: Article

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