A Study on Cervical Cancer Screening Amongst Nurses in Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cancer Education
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0885-8195,1543-0154
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0187-6