Abstract
Each year more than 260,000 women die of cervical cancer, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. Yet innovative approaches and emerging international commitment make it possible to ensure that all women have access to lifesaving cancer-prevention tools.
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- 2016
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- article
- Volume
- 374
- Issue
- 26
- Pages
- 2509-2511
- Citations
- 94
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Vivien Tsu,
José Jerónimo
(2016).
Saving the World’s Women from Cervical Cancer.
New England Journal of Medicine
, 374
(26)
, 2509-2511.
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp1604113
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- DOI
- 10.1056/nejmp1604113