MyPapp: A mobile app to enhance understanding of pap testing

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 627-631

  Christensen, Stacy ^a   Morelli, Ralph ^b  

^a REGIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84872095075     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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