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Knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors and symptoms among women in a refugee settlement: a cross-sectional study in northern Uganda

BACKGROUND: There are limited data on awareness of cervical cancer risk factors and symptoms among refugee populations living in Uganda. In this study, we sought to determine the awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors and symptoms among women in Palabek refugee settlement, northern...

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Autores principales:	Adoch, Winnie, Garimoi, Christopher Orach, Scott, Suzanne E., Okeny, Geoffrey Goddie, Moodley, Jennifer, Komakech, Henry, Walter, Fiona M., Mwaka, Amos Deogratius
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2020
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7713037/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33292345 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13031-020-00328-3

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