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Original Articles

A comparison of cervical smear adequacy using either the cytobrush or the Ayre spatula: a practice audit

, MB, BCh, DCH, DTM&H, DPH, DIP MID COG(SA), FRCGP (Family Practitioner) , , MD PhD, MIAC (Associate Professor) & , BSc(Hons), MPH (Lecturer)
Pages 15-15b | Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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