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Excess cervical cancer mortality : a marker for low access to health care in poor communities : an analysis / Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities ; [edited by Barbara K. Wingrove].
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Series:
- NIH publication ; no. 05-5282.
- NIH publication ; no. 05-5282
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cervix uteri--Cancer--United States--Statistics--Congresses.
- Cervix uteri.
- Medically underserved areas--United States--Statistics--Congresses.
- Medically underserved areas.
- Health services accessibility--United States--Statistics--Congresses.
- Health services accessibility.
- Poor--Medical care--United States--Statistics--Congresses.
- Poor.
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms--mortality.
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms--prevention & control.
- Medically Underserved Area.
- Health Services Accessibility--organization & administration.
- Health Services Accessibility--standards.
- United States.
- Cervix uteri--Cancer.
- Poor--Medical care.
- Medical Subjects:
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms--mortality.
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms--prevention & control.
- Medically Underserved Area.
- Health Services Accessibility--organization & administration.
- Health Services Accessibility--standards.
- United States.
- Genre:
- proceedings (reports)
- Statistics
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Statistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([96] pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Bethesda, MD : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, [2005]
- Summary:
- This report finds that high rates of cervical cancer are indicators of larger problems in access to health care. It also finds that cervical cancer mortality, which is higher in certain geographic areas and populations, is a marker for other health disparities.
- Notes:
- Title from PDF title screen (viewed Oct. 28, 2005).
- "The analysis presented in this report represents a synthesis of the findings of a Roundtable colloquium and two Think Tank meetings convened by the NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities"--Page [5].
- "June 2005"--Page [96].
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-68).
- OCLC:
- 62174251
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