Breast and gynecologic cancer prevention in low-resource countries

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Breast and gynecologic cancer prevention in low-resource countries. / Bosu, William; Cornelison, Terri L.; Heckman-Stoddard, Brandy M.
Breast and gynecological cancers: an integrated approach for screening and early diagnosis in developing countries. ed. / Mahesh K. Shetty. New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2013. p. 169-188.

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Bosu, W, Cornelison, TL & Heckman-Stoddard, BM 2013, Breast and gynecologic cancer prevention in low-resource countries. in MK Shetty (ed.), Breast and gynecological cancers: an integrated approach for screening and early diagnosis in developing countries. Springer Publishing Company, New York, pp. 169-188. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1876-4_9

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Bosu, W., Cornelison, T. L., & Heckman-Stoddard, B. M. (2013). Breast and gynecologic cancer prevention in low-resource countries. In M. K. Shetty (Ed.), Breast and gynecological cancers: an integrated approach for screening and early diagnosis in developing countries (pp. 169-188). Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1876-4_9

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Bosu W, Cornelison TL, Heckman-Stoddard BM. Breast and gynecologic cancer prevention in low-resource countries. In Shetty MK, editor, Breast and gynecological cancers: an integrated approach for screening and early diagnosis in developing countries. New York: Springer Publishing Company. 2013. p. 169-188 doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1876-4_9

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Bosu, William ; Cornelison, Terri L. ; Heckman-Stoddard, Brandy M. / Breast and gynecologic cancer prevention in low-resource countries. Breast and gynecological cancers: an integrated approach for screening and early diagnosis in developing countries. editor / Mahesh K. Shetty. New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2013. pp. 169-188

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