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Coverage of Cervical Cancer Screening in 57 Countries: Low Average Levels and Large Inequalities
PLoS Medicine · 2008 · Vol. 5(6) · pp. e132–e132
Emmanuela Gakidou✉(Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)Stella Nordhagen(University of Washington)Ziad Obermeyer(Harvard University Press)
Abstract
Emmanuela Gakidou and colleagues find that coverage of cervical cancer screening in developing countries is on average 19% compared to 63% in developed countries.
Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningCervical cancerMedicineDeveloping countryCervical cancer screeningCancer screeningEnvironmental healthCancerDemographyInternal medicineEconomic growth
MeSH terms
Uterine Cervical NeoplasmsFemaleGeographyHealth PolicyHumansMass ScreeningSocioeconomic FactorsAge Distribution
Funding
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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997
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Global Cancer Statistics, 2002
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