Adapting the Australian system: Is an organised screening program feasible in Malaysia?-An overview of the cervical cancer screening in both countries

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2141-2146

  Rashid, Rima Marhayu Abdul ^a,b   Dahlui, Maznah ^a   Mohamed, Majdah ^b   Gertig, Dorota ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^c Victoria Cervical Cancer Registry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian model; Cervical cancer; Malaysia; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880438792     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.3.2141     Document Type: Article

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