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Cervical Cancer Screening Among Medicaid Patients During Natural Disasters and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puerto Rico, 2016 to 2020

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Description
Evaluates the ability of healthcare providers to conduct cervical cancer screenings in Puerto Rico during the aftermath of a natural disaster. Compares rates of screening from January of 2016 to June of 2020 and correlates those rates with hurricanes Irma and Maria, the 2019-2020 earthquakes, and the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown.
Author(s)
Ana Patricia Ortiz, Axel Gierbolini-Bermúdez, Jeslie M. Ramos-Cartagena, et al.
Citation
JAMA Network Open, 4(10), e2128806
Date
2021
Tagged as
Cancer · Emergency preparedness and response · Health screening · Sexual and reproductive health · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Puerto Rico