VIA/VILI is more suitable for cervical cancer prevention in Chinese poverty-stricken region: a health economic evaluation
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VIA/VILI is more suitable for cervical cancer prevention in Chinese poverty-stricken region: a health economic evaluation
BACKGROUND Screening is the main preventive method for cervical cancer in developing countries, but each type of screening has advantages and disadvantages. To investigate the most suitable method for low-income areas in China, we conducted a health economic analysis comparing three methods: visual inspection with acetic acid and Lugol's iodine (VIA/VILI), ThinPrep cytology test (TCT), and huma...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4054-9