Educational level and cervical cancer screening programs in a Venezuelan urban area

Investigacion Clinica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-339

  Núñez Troconis, José ^a,b   Velásquez, Jesvy ^b   Mindiola, Raimy ^b   Munroe, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^c SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer screening program; Educational level; Pap smear; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VENEZUELA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; URBAN HEALTH; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; VENEZUELA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749130834     PISSN: 05355133     EISSN: 05355133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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