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Research Article

Cervical cancer in north-eastern Libya: 2000–2008

F. Ben KhaialFamily and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya
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Z. BodalalFaculty of Medicine, Libyan International Medical University, Benghazi, LibyaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. ElramliFamily and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya
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F. ElkhwskyFamily and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya
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A. EltaguriDepartment of Pediatrics, Benghazi Medical Center, Benghazi, Libya
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R. BendardafDepartment of Medicine, Oncology Unit, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Pages 523-526 | Published online: 06 May 2014

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