## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Lowβincome, minority, and rural women face a greater burden with regard to cancerβrelated morbidity and mortality and are usually underrepresented in cancer control research. The Robeson County Outreach, Screening and Education Project sought to increase mammography use a
Knowledge attitudes and practices of cervical cancer screening among urban and rural Nigerian women: a call for education and mass screening
β Scribed by K.C. NWANKWO; U.U. ANIEBUE; E.N. AGUWA; A.N. ANARADO; E. AGUNWAH
- Book ID
- 108710851
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 76 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0961-5423
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