Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health among women in an ancient mining area in Brazil

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-161

  Miranda, Angélica Espinosa ^a   Mergon de Vargas, Paulo Roberto ^a   Corbett, Carlos E P ^b   Corbett, Julieta Franga ^c   Dietze, Reynaldo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Santa Casa de Sao Paulo Medical School   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Genital diseases; Health services accessibility; Mining; Vulnerable groups; Women; Women's health

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; MINING; POVERTY; PUBLIC ACCESS; REPRODUCTIVE DISORDER; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS HEALTH;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS;

EID: 67649764316     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892009000200009     Document Type: Article

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