Cervical cancer, a disease of poverty: mortality differences between urban and rural areas in Mexico Cáncer cervical, una enfermedad de la pobreza: diferencias en la mortalidad por áreas urbanas y rurales en México

• Autori principali: Lina Sofía Palacio-Mejía (Autore), Gudelia Rangel-Gómez (Autore), Mauricio Hernández-Avila (Autore), Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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OBJECTIVE: To examine cervical cancer mortality rates in Mexican urban and rural communities, and their association with poverty-related factors, during 1990-2000. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We analyzed data from national databases to obtain mortality trends and regional variations using a Poisson regres...