Role of Print and Audiovisual Media in Cervical Cancer Prevention in Bangladesh |
Nessa, Ashrafun
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University)
Hussain, Muhammad Anwar (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University) Ur Rashid, Mohammad Harun (Directorate General of Health Services) Akhter, Nargis (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University) Roy, Joya Shree (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dhaka Medical College Hospital) Afroz, Romena (Colposcopy clinic, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University) |
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