Infection and Infertility

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 65-70

  Faro, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

asymptomatic infection; Bacterial vaginosis; Mycoplasma; Ureaplasma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342835637     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: 10980997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S106474499300016X     Document Type: Article

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