Assessment of cervical cancer risk in women between 15 and 49 years of age: Case of Izmir

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2119-2124

  Sogukpinar, Neriman ^a   Saydam, Birsen Karaca ^a   Can, Hafize Oztürk ^a   Hadimli, Aytül ^a   Bozkurt, Ozlem Demirel ^a   Yücel, Ummahan ^a   Kocak, Yeliz Cakir ^a   Akmese, Zehra Baykal ^a   Demir, Dogan ^b   Ceber, Esin ^a   Ozentürk, Gülsün ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Municipality of Bornova   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cervical cancer risk factors; Early diagnosis; Izmir; Pap smear; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880399012     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.3.2119     Document Type: Article

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