Citation: Ekaterina Kldiashvili, Sophio Bojgua. Liquid Based Cytology Cervical Cancer Screening Program—Georgian Experience[J]. AIMS Medical Science, 2016, 3(3): 272-277. doi: 10.3934/medsci.2016.3.272
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