The cervical cancer epidemic that screening has prevented in the UK

Julian Peto; Clare Gilham; Olivia Fletcher; Fiona E. Matthews

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(04)16674-9

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MedicineCervical screeningDemographyCervical cancerMortality rateYears of potential life lostIncidence (geometry)CohortDeveloped countryPopulationCancerLife expectancyEnvironmental healthSurgery

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Year: 2004
Type: article
Volume: 364
Issue: 9430
Pages: 249-256
Citations: 804
Access: Closed

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                                    Julian Peto, 
                                
                                    Clare Gilham, 
                                
                                    Olivia Fletcher
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2004). 
                            The cervical cancer epidemic that screening has prevented in the UK. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 364
                            (9430)
                            , 249-256.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(04)16674-9
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(04)16674-9