Cervical leukoplakia in Ghana: Unveiling diagnostic challenges and informing low-resource screening strategies.

Effah K, Tekpor E, Afetor M, Amuah JE, Wormenor CM, Dugbazah AE, Danyo S, Kemawor S, Sesenu E, Nyamekye C, Donkoh ET, Kubio C, Adum-Attah K

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345847
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0345847,
  title = {Cervical leukoplakia in Ghana: Unveiling diagnostic challenges and informing low-resource screening strategies.},
  author = {Effah K and Tekpor E and Afetor M and Amuah JE and Wormenor CM and Dugbazah AE and Danyo S and Kemawor S and Sesenu E and Nyamekye C and Donkoh ET and Kubio C and Adum-Attah K},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0345847},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345847}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Cervical leukoplakia in Ghana: Unveiling diagnostic challenges and informing low-resource screening strategies.
AU  - Effah K
AU  - Tekpor E
AU  - Afetor M
AU  - Amuah JE
AU  - Wormenor CM
AU  - Dugbazah AE
AU  - Danyo S
AU  - Kemawor S
AU  - Sesenu E
AU  - Nyamekye C
AU  - Donkoh ET
AU  - Kubio C
AU  - Adum-Attah K
PY  - 2026
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0345847
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K, E., E, T., M, A., JE, A., CM, W., AE, D., S, D., S, K., E, S., C, N., ET, D., C, K., & K, A. (2026). Cervical leukoplakia in Ghana: Unveiling diagnostic challenges and informing low-resource screening strategies.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345847

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