Open AccessCoverage of Cervical Cancer Screening in 57 Countries: Low Average Levels and Large Inequalities
Author(s) -
Emmanuela Gakidou,
Stella Nordhagen,
Ziad Obermeyer
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
plos medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.847
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1549-1676
pISSN - 1549-1277
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050132
Subject(s) - cervical cancer , medicine , developing country , cervical cancer screening , cancer screening , environmental health , cancer , demography , economic growth , economics , sociology
Emmanuela Gakidou and colleagues find that coverage of cervical cancer screening in developing countries is on average 19% compared to 63% in developed countries.
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