Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cervical Cancer Screening: An International Comparative Study by INTRePID

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Municipal Health Department of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁴ Center for Research in Primary Health Care (CINAPS), Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.

Maria Carla Lapadula et al. BJOG. 2025 Apr.

. 2025 Apr;132(5):676-677.

doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.18077. Epub 2025 Jan 22.

¹ Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Municipal Health Department of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁴ Center for Research in Primary Health Care (CINAPS), Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.

No abstract available

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