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Research Article

Determinants of utilisation of cervical cancer screening facility in a low socio-economic setting in Nigeria

I. O. Ajayi, I. F. Adewole University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Pages 154-158 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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