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Cervical cancer screening in primary health care setting in Sudan: a comparative study of visual inspection with acetic acid and Pap smear

OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of visual inspection with the use of acetic acid (VIA) as a screening method for cervical cancer, an alternative to the Pap smear used in primary health care setting in Sudan, and to compare sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, an...

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Autores principales: Ibrahim, Ahmed, Aro, Arja R, Rasch, Vibeke, Pukkala, Eero
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3302762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22423181
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S28406