Predictors of cervical cancer being at an advanced stage at diagnosis in Sudan

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 385-389

  Ibrahim, Ahmed ^a   Rasch, Vibeke ^b   Pukkala, Eero ^c   Aro, Arja R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Advanced; Cervical cancer; Diagnosis; Health insurance; Predictors; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED WOMAN; NEGRO; PREDICTION; RURAL POPULATION; SINGLE WOMAN; SUDAN; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 84055172737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s21063     Document Type: Article

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