Comprehensive evaluation of cervical cancer screening programs: the case of Colombia

• Hauptverfasser: Raúl Murillo (Verfasst von), Carolina Wiesner (Verfasst von), Ricardo Cendales (Verfasst von), Marion Piñeros (Verfasst von), Sandra Tovar (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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OBJECTIVE: To identify critical screening program factors for reducing cervical cancer mortality in Colombia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Coverage, quality, and screening follow-up were evaluated in four Colombian states with different mortality rates. A case-control study (invasive cancer and healthy con...