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[Use and determinants of Pap smear in a rural Colombian municipality 1998-1999]

Miguel A Castro-Jiménez1, Paula A Londoño-Cuellar, Lina M Vera-Cala

  • 1Departamento de Salud Pública, Centro de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia. mcastro2505@yahoo.es

Revista De Salud Publica (Bogota, Colombia)
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