Clinical Challenges

Cervical Cancer Screening in Young Women: Saving Lives With Prevention and Detection

Jessica Warman

young adult, cervix neoplasms, cancer screening, papillomavirus
ONF 2009, 37(1), 33-38. DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.33-38

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