Timeliness of cervical cancer diagnosis and initiation of treatment in the national breast and cervical cancer early detection program

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 776-782

  Benard, Vicki B ^a   Howe, William ^b   Royalty, Janet ^a   Helsel, William ^b   Kammerer, William ^b   Richardson, Lisa C ^a  

^a Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch   (United States)

^b INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863690245     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3224     Document Type: Article

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