Awareness of cervical cancer among female students of premier colleges in Kolkata, India

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1085-1090

  Saha, A ^a   Nag Chaudhury, A ^b   Bhowmik, P ^a   Chatterjee, R ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

^b LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer awareness; Cervical cancer; College students; Indian women

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650685909     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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