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. 2020 Jul/Aug;69(6):306-308.

PURL: Do-it-yourself cervical cancer screening?

Molly Hoss  1 , Corey Lyon  1
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PURL: Do-it-yourself cervical cancer screening?

Molly Hoss et al. J Fam Pract. 2020 Jul/Aug.

Abstract

Enlisting patients to self-collect specimens for human papillomavirus testing is an effective way to detect cervical precancer in those who might not otherwise undergo cervical cancer screening.

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