Community-based screening of cervical cancer in a low prevalence area of India: A cross sectional study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 231-234

  Yasmeen, Jan ^a   Qurieshi, Mariya Amin ^b   Manzoor, Najmi Arshad ^c   Asiya, Wali ^d   Ahmad, Sheikh Zahoor ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University   (India)

^c SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cancer cervix; India; Low incidence Kashmir; Pap smear; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA SMEAR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955780197     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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