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Knowledge and attitude to cervical cancer screening among women in Maiduguri, Nigeria

B. M. AUDU, A. U. EL-NAFATY, M. KHALIL, J. A. M. OTUBU Departments of 1Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and 2Pathology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri; and 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria
Pages 295-297 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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