Development and Implementation of a Culturally Appropriate Education Program to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening among Maasai Women in Rural Tanzania
By: A. Lidofsky, A. Miller, J. Jorgensen, A. Tajik, K. Tendeu, D. Pius, E. Mallange and A. Dougherty
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2503 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Published on: Oct 17, 2019
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