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. 2010 Oct;66(4):382-4.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(10)80024-3. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

Visual Inspection using Acetic Acid for Cervical Cancer in Low Resource Settings

M S Mustafa  1 , A K Jindal  2 , Pmp Singh  3
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Visual Inspection using Acetic Acid for Cervical Cancer in Low Resource Settings

M S Mustafa et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2010 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cervical cancer; Visual inspection using acetic acid!.

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