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Original Article

Participation in highly subsidised cervical cancer screening by women in Enugu, South-east Nigeria

S. N. Obi Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
B. C. Ozumba Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
,
A. R. Nwokocha Paediatrics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu
&
P. A. Waboso Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, Nigeria
Pages 305-307 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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