Exploration of knowledge of cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening amongst HIV-positive women.
Background: Although preventable, cervical cancer, an AIDS-related disease, is the second most common cancer amongst South African women and the most common cancer amongst black women. Objective: The objective of the study was to determine what women being treated for HIV and AIDS at a specific heal...
| Publicado en: | Curationis Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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African Online Scientific Information System PTY LTD
2014
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