Elimination of Cervical Cancer in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: Any Alternative to Pap Smear?

Authors

  • AE Ubom Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Nigeria
  • CA Adepiti Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria 2. Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7210-6670
  • OC Afon Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9485-9208
  • EG Topcu 1. Safa Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey 2. World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics and Gynecology (WATOG), Paris, France https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1362-6224
  • P Roy 1. Roy’s Multispecialty Hospital, Siliguri, India 2. World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics and Gynecology (WATOG), Paris, France
  • F Ruiloba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0491-3187

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30442/ahr.1001-09-228

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2024-03-30

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