Sociodemographic factors and delay in the diagnosis of cervical cancer in morocco

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Berraho, Mohamed ^a,b   Obtel, Majdouline ^a   Bendahhou, Karima ^a   Zidouh, Ahmed ^c   Errihani, Hassan ^d   Benider, Abdellatif ^e   Nejjari, Chakib ^a  

^a Recherche Clinique et Santé Communautaire Fès   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Association Lalla Salama de Lutte contre le cancer (ALSC)   (France)

^d Institut National d'Oncologie (INO) Rabat   (France)

^e IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Delay; Late diagnosis; Morocco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER STAGING; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MOROCCO; READING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 84872062965     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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