Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 143-147 , June 2005

Relevant Factors for Cervical Cancer Among Young Women in Taiwan

  • Tze-Chien Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jin-Yi Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sung-Yuan Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Long Chang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yuh-Cheng Yang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Yuh-Cheng Yang, Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92 Chung-San North Road, Section 2, Taipei 104, Taiwan

Received 19 October 2004 ,Revised 20 October 2004 ,Accepted 20 October 2004.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60126-1

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60126-1

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 143-147 , June 2005

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