Socioeconomic disparity in cervical cancer screening among Korean women: 1998–2010
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Socioeconomic disparity in cervical cancer screening among Korean women: 1998–2010
BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer among Korean women and is one of the most preventable cancers in the world. This study aimed to investigate the change in cervical cancer screening rates, the level of socioeconomic disparities in cervical cancer screening participation, and whether there was a reduction in these disparities between 1998 and 2010. METHODS Usi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-553