Predictors of low cervical cancer screening among immigrant women in Ontario, Canada

Aisha Lofters1, Rahim Moineddin1, Stephen W. Hwang2, Richard H. Glazier3
1Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
2Centre for Research on Inner City Health, The Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada
3Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada

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