Comparisons of cervical cancer screening programmes in the European Union
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Conclusions
Overall, this publication has helped bring to the light the current situation of cervical cancer screening in the Member States of the European Union. A substantial amount of screening activity is present is all countries, but there is great variability in the organisation of cervical cancer screening and on the proportions of population covered by each of these screening programmes. Few screening programmes were designed to collect data for statistical purposes and the type of data collected
Acknowledgements
The project received financial support from the European Commission (Contract grant sponsor: European Union, Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs; Contract grant number: SOC 97 201143).
Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on its behalf is liable for any use made of this information.
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