Challenges faced by cervical cancer prevention programs in developing countries: A situational analysis of program organization in Argentina

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

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 249-257

  Arrossi, Silvina ^a   Paolino, Melisa ^a   Sankaranarayanan, Rengaswamy ^b  

^a Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad   (Argentina)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Analysis of situation; Argentina; Cervix neoplasms prevention; Government programs; Health systems; Uterine cervical neoplasms; Women's health services

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CYTOLOGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STATE ROLE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 78650661507     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892010001000003     Document Type: Article

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