Enhancement of the cervical cancer screening program in malaysia: A qualitative study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1359-1366

  Abdullah, Fauziah ^a   Su, Tin Tin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Call recall system; Cervical cancer screening; Malaysia; Opportunistic screening; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955945195     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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