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Title Excess cervical cancer mortality [electronic resource] : a marker for low access to health care in poor communities : an analysis / Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities ; [edited by Barbara K. Wingrove].

Imprint Bethesda, MD : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, [2005]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  HE 20.3152:C 33/6    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource ([96] p.) : col. ill., col. maps
Series NIH publication ; no. 05-5282
NIH publication ; no. 05-5282.
Note Title from PDF title screen (viewed Oct. 28, 2005).
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Note "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"--P. [5].
"June 2005"--P. [96].
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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [63-68]).
Subject Cervix Neoplasms -- mortality -- United States -- Congresses.
Cervix Neoplasms -- prevention and control -- United States -- Congresses.
Medically Underserved Area -- United States -- Congresses.
Health Services Accessibility -- organization & administration -- United States -- Congresses.
Health Services Accessibility -- standards -- United States -- Congresses.
Cervix uteri -- Cancer -- United States -- Statistics -- Congresses.
Medically underserved areas -- United States -- Statistics -- Congresses.
Health services accessibility -- United States -- Statistics -- Congresses.
Poor -- Medical care -- United States -- Statistics -- Congresses.
Genre/Form Statistics.
Added Author Wingrove, Barbara K.
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (U.S.)
Gpo Item No. 0507-G-02 (online)
Sudoc No. HE 20.3152:C 33/6

 
    
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