UID:
almafu_9958140096102883
Format:
1 online resource (89 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-08445-6
,
9786610084456
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92-4-068017-9
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1-4175-6202-1
Content:
This publication is the product of a comprehensive consultation undertaken by WHO in 2001, involving leading experts in the field of cancer epidemiology, screening and treatment. It is part of WHO's commitment to provide evidence-based guidelines to decision makers and a recognition of the priority that should be given to cervical cancer screening and treatment as an essential component of any comprehensive national cancer control programme. The report focuses particularly on the situation in low and middle income countries - countries in which cervical cytology screening may not be feasible o
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
,
37321_OMS_Cancer.pdf; Preface; Executive Summary; Introduction; Epidemiological Status Of Cervical Cancer; Programme Organization; Cytology Screening in Middle-income Countries; Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid Application (VIA) as an Alternative Approach to Cytology Screening in Low-Income Countries; HPV Tests in Cervical Screening Programmes; Possible Role in Middle-Income Countries; Appendix:Epidemiological Issues in the Evaluation of Alternative Screening Tests; References
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 92-4-154572-0
Language:
English
