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Barriers to biomedical care and use of traditional medicines for treatment of cervical cancer: an exploratory qualitative study in northern Uganda
Use of traditional medicines for treatment of cancers has increased worldwide. We used a qualitative approach to explore barriers to biomedical care and reasons for use of traditional medicines for the treatment of cervical cancer in Gulu, northern Uganda. We carried out 24 focus group discussions i...
Autores principales: | Mwaka, A.D., Okello, E.S., Orach, C.G. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4930140/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24923866 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12211 |
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