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Letter to Editor
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10.4103/2278-330X.119923
Is existing cervical cancer screening proven productive in developing nations: Time to move from the laboratory to community?
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MBBS Scholar, G. R. Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
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Department of Medicine, G. R. Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
*Corresponding author: Dr. Sandeep Singh. sandeepkcsingh@gmail.com
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