Supported by the U.S. National Cancer Institute through a series of contracts to the field staff's organization affiliated with the Costa Rican government, and with other contractors supporting the specimen handling and data management efforts. Some labor and supplies were supplied to the project at
Utility of liquid-based cytology for cervical carcinoma screening
โ Scribed by Koss, Leopold G.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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