Achieving earlier diagnosis of symptomatic cervical cancer

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 627, 2014, Pages 495-496

  Walter, Fiona M ^a   Mwaka, Amos D ^b   Neal, Richard D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CANCER SCREENING; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTILIZATION;

EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84907535770     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X681649     Document Type: Editorial

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