Poverty eradication and decreased human papilloma virus related cancer of the penis and vulva in Jamaica

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-335

  Fletcher, H M ^a   Hanchard, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

HPV cancer; Jamaica; Penis; Poverty reduction; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JAMAICA; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PENIS CANCER; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VULVA CANCER; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS 16; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAMAICA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PENILE NEOPLASMS; POVERTY; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 45749087746     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610802044981     Document Type: Article

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