'See-and-treat' works for cervical cancer prevention: What about controlling the high burden in India?

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 576-579

  Sankaranarayanan, R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER IMMUNIZATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COLPOSCOPY; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROSURGERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; SCREEN AND TREAT CANCER PREVENTION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ACETIC ACID; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODIDES;

EID: 84860999047     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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