African Journal of
Medical and Health Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, ABAKALIKI, NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Med. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2384-5589
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMHS
  • Start Year: 2017
  • Published Articles: 79

Gynecological lesions in Delta State, Nigeria: A hospital-based histopathologic study

Uchendu Obiora Jude
  • Uchendu Obiora Jude
  • Department of Morbid Anatomy/Histopathology, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria
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  •  Received: 10 April 2021
  •  Accepted: 11 February 2022
  •  Published: 28 February 2022

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