Evaluation of alternative methods of cervical cancer screening for resource-poor settings
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Cervical Cancer Screening in Low-Resource Settings.
Cytology-based cervical cancer screening programs require a number of elements to be successful. Certain low-resource settings, like the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, lack these elements. Implementing alternative cervical cancer screening strategies in low-resource settings can provide consistent, accessible screen-
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20000815)89:4<826::aid-cncr15>3.0.co;2-5