Perception and opinion of medical students about pap smear test: A qualitative study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 435-440

  Al Naggar, Redhwan Ahmed ^a   Isa, Zaleha Md ^b  

^a MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Medical students; Pap smear test; Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650705781     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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