Gynecological malignancies in Maroua, Cameroon

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-149

  Tebeu, Pierre Marie ^a   Petignat, Patrick ^b   Mhawech Fauceglia, Paulette ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Cameroon)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Cervical Cancer; Gynecologic malignancies; Health education; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CAMEROON; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

EID: 58149217941     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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