The burden of cervical cancer in China: Synthesis of the evidence

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 641-652

  Shi, Ju Fang ^a,b,c   Canfell, Karen ^a,c   Lew, Jie Bin ^a   Qiao, You Lin ^b,d  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

cervical cancer; China; high grade squamous lesion; human papillomavirus (HPV); incidence; mortality; prevalence; projection

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CHINA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82255191881     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26042     Document Type: Review

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