Cervical screening in tshwane, South Africa: Women's knowledge of cervical cancer, acceptance of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and practical lessons learnt

Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-90

  Maree, J E ^a   Lu, X ^a   Mosalo, A ^a   Wright, S C D ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Knowledge of cervical cancer; VIA screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 68649097550     PISSN: 16825055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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