Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Atlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 94-110

  Wiesenfeld, H ^a   Paavonen, J ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 84856305332     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7020-4060-3.00006-5     Document Type: Chapter

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