## Abstract The impact of a single round of screening of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) on cervical cancer incidence and mortality was investigated in a cluster randomized trial in south India. Women 30–59 years of age in 113 clusters in Dindigul District were randomized to VIA screening
Determinants of participation of women in a cervical cancer visual screening trial in rural south India
✍ Scribed by Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan; Rajamanickam Rajkumar; Silvina Arrossi; Rajapandian Theresa; Pulikattil Okkaru Esmy; Cédric Mahé; Richard Muwonge; Donald Maxwell Parkin; Jacob Cherian
- Book ID
- 113524193
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-090X
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