Perceptions of cervical cancer and pap smear screening behavior by women's sexual orientation

Journal of Community Health - Tập 21 Số 2 - Trang 89-105 - 1996
James H. Price1, Alyssa Easton1, Susan K. Telljohann1, Patricia Wallace1
1Mercy College of Northwest Ohio, Toledo,

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