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Coverage of Cervical Cancer Screening in 57 Countries: Low Average Levels and Large Inequalities

Emmanuela Gakidou, Stella Nordhagen, Ziad Obermeyer

PLoS Medicine · 2008 · 1K citations · 32 references

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Emmanuela Gakidou and colleagues find that coverage of cervical cancer screening in developing countries is on average 19% compared to 63% in developed countries.

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Julian Peto, Clare Gilham, Olivia Fletcher et al. · The Lancet · 2004 · 813 citations

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Cost-Effectiveness of Cervical-Cancer Screening in Five Developing Countries

Sue J. Goldie, Lynne Gaffikin, Jeremy D. Goldhaber‐Fiebert et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2005 · 677 citations · Full text

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