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. 2019 Jan;23(1):54-57.
doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000453.

Should Self-Sampling Be an Option for Women in the United States?

Jose Jeronimo  1 , Rebecca B Perkins  2 , Jennifer Scalici  3 , Jennifer Y Pierce  3
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Should Self-Sampling Be an Option for Women in the United States?

Jose Jeronimo et al. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2019 Jan.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

J.J. is consultant for Merck, Qiagen, the Union for International Cancer Control and Global Good. The rest of the authors have declared they have no conflicts of interest.

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