The pattern of cervical cancer screening in hong kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 15-18

  Adab, P ^a,b   McGhee, S M ^a   Yanova, J ^a   Wong, L C ^a   Wong, C M ^a   Hedley, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 84966489839     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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