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Barriers to breast and cervical cancer screening for women with physical disability: A review

, RN, BN(Hons), PhD, , RN, MA, MHPED, PhD, , RN, BN(Hons) & , RN, BN(Hons), PhD
Pages 141-156 | Received 06 Jan 2014, Accepted 15 Dec 2014, Published online: 07 Oct 2015

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