Knowledge and attitude to cervical cancer screening among women in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 295-297

  Audi, B M ^a   El Nafaty, A U ^a   Khalil, M ^a   Otubu, J A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0032972110     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443619965110     Document Type: Article

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