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Effectiveness of cervical cancer screening in Iceland, 1964–2002: a study on trends in incidence and mortality and the effect of risk factors

✍ Scribed by KRISTJAN SIGURDSSON; HELGI SIGVALDASON

Book ID
111732831
Publisher
Informa plc
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
97 KB
Volume
85
Category
Article
ISSN
0001-6349

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