Migrating techniques, multiplying diagnoses: the contribution of Argentina and Brazil to early 'detection policy' in cervical cancer Técnicas que migram, diagnósticos que se multiplicam: a contribuição de Argentina e Brasil para a política de 'detecção precoce' do câncer cervical

This article on the early detection of cervical cancer focuses on the development of two leading diagnostic techniques - colposcopy and the Pap smear test - and their histories in Argentina and Brazil. It explores how diagnostic tools were transferred between Europe and the Americas, while examining...

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Main Author: Yolanda Eraso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz 2010-07-01
Series:História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702010000500003
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