Awareness, Positivity of Pap Smear in Adult Females
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[Following-up females having an abnormal Pap smear in Colombia].
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2363-8397,2363-8400
DOI: 10.1007/s40944-018-0217-6