Self-sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening: Empowering Women to Lead a Paradigm Change in Cancer Control

Overview

Journal Curr Oncol

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Oncology

Date 2018 Mar 7

PMID 29507488

Citations 6

Authors

E L Franco

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