India can do more for breast and cervical cancer control

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 527-530

  Singh, Alka Aggarwal ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer breast; Cancer cervix; India; Women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951171778     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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