Awareness of women about cervical smear, human papilloma virus and human papilloma virus vaccine
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Turkish Society of Obstetric and Gynecology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1307-699X,2149-9330
DOI: 10.4274/tjod.galenos.2019.29795