Visual inspection methods for cervical cancer prevention

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-232

  Sankaranarayanan, Rengaswamy ^a   Nessa, Ashrafun ^b   Esmy, Pulikattil Okkuru ^c   Dangou, Jean Marie ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c Christian Fellowship Community Health Centre   (India)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cervical cancer incidence; cervical cancer screening; early detection; mortality; prevention; screen and treat; single visit approach; VIA

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; LUGOL;

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

EID: 84858750088     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2011.08.003     Document Type: Review

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