Using Simulation Optimization to Construct Efficient Screening Strategies for Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer in women worldwide. Because cervical cancer is usually asymptomatic until the disease is in its advanced stages, cervical screening is of central importance towards combating cervical cancer. Alternative screening strategies are evaluated fr...

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Main Author: Foufoulides, Christodoulos
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2008
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1605
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2604&context=etd