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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cervical cancer and screening among Ethiopian health care workers

Catherine M Kress1 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Lisa Sharling2 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Ashli A Owen-Smith3 Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Dawit Desalegn4 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Addis Ababa University School of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Henry M Blumberg2 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Jennifer Goedken1 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USACorrespondence[email protected]

Pages 765-772 | Published online: 31 Jul 2015

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