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Review
. 2022 Dec 29:12:03089.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.12.03089.

Overview of thermal ablation devices for treating precancerous cervical lesions in low-resource settings

Taylor Boles  1 , Mila Pontremoli Salcedo  2 , Cesaltina Lorenzoni  3   4 , Nafissa Osman  4 , Ellen Baker  2 , Kathleen Schmeler  2 , Jennifer Carns  1   5
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Review

Overview of thermal ablation devices for treating precancerous cervical lesions in low-resource settings

Taylor Boles et al. J Glob Health. .
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Disclosure of interest: The authors completed the ICMJE Disclosure of Interest Form (available upon request from the corresponding author) and disclose no relevant interests.

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Photo: Cleaning and disinfection of thermal ablation probes in a clinic in Maputo, Mozambique. Source: Choi Lin Machiana and Viviane Andrade, used with permission.
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