Self-Collection Tools for Routine Cervical Cancer Screening: A Review
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Self-collection tools for routine cervical cancer screening: a review.
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1513-7368
DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.20.8563