How protective is cervical cancer screening against cervical cancer mortality in developing countries? The Colombian case
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How protective is cervical cancer screening against cervical cancer mortality in developing countries? The Colombian case
BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is one of the top causes of cancer morbidity and mortality in Colombia despite the existence of a national preventive program. Screening coverage with cervical cytology does not explain the lack of success of the program in reducing incidence and mortality rates by cervical cancer. To address this problem an ecological analysis, at department level, was carried out in...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-270