Risk-factors and strategies for control of carcinoma cervix in India: Hospital based cytological screening experience of 35 years

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-159

  Misra, J S ^a   Srivastava, S ^a   Singh, U ^a   Srivastava, A N ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Risk factors; Strategies for control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SCREENING; CARCINOGENESIS; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PARITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MASS SCREENING; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749105681     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.49155     Document Type: Article

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