Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening and the Cervical Cancer Care Continuum in Rural Guatemala: A Mixed-Method Analysis
Purpose: Cervical cancer is an important cause of mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Although screening technologies continue to improve, systems of care remain fragmented. It is important to better understand factors that affect use of screening services and loss to follow-up along the...
Main Authors: | Kirsten Austad, Anita Chary, Sandy Mux Xocop, Sarah Messmer, Nora King, Lauren Carlson, Peter Rohloff |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society of Clinical Oncology
2018-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Global Oncology |
Online Access: | http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.17.00228 |
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