Patterns of care for the initial management of cervical cancer in Ontario

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 493-496

  Elit, L ^a   Schultz, S ^b   Prysbysz, R ^b   Barbera, L ^c   Saskin, R ^b   Gunraj, N ^b   Wilton, A S ^b   Urbach, D ^c   Simunovic, M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Health services

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; CONIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RURAL POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 70350052793     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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