Research ArticleOriginal Article

Effectiveness of Interventions to Increase Papanicolaou Smear Use

K. Robin Yabroff, Patricia Mangan and Jeanne Mandelblatt
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice May 2003, 16 (3) 188-203; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.16.3.188

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