Evidence for lack of cervical cancer screening among HIV-positive women in Italy [2]

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 554-556

  Franceschi, Silvia ^a   Dal Maso, Luigino ^b   Suligoi, Barbara ^c   Rezza, Giovanni ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER SCREENING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ITALY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MASS SCREENING; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33751066344     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cej.0000220640.69341.59     Document Type: Letter

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