Bacterial vaginosis

Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 58-61

  Hay, Phillip ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 52749091318     PISSN: 13573039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1383/medc.2005.33.10.58     Document Type: Article

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