Okeke TC, Ikeako LC and Ezenyeaku CCT. Underexposure of Residents in Training in the Art of Vaginal Hysterectomy in Nigeria.
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Under-exposure, residents, vaginal hysterectomy, abdominal hysterectomy, Nigeria
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