Community-based study of reproductive tract infections among women of the reproductive age group in the urban health training centre area in Hubli, Karnataka

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-38

  Balamurugan, Sangeetha S ^a   Bendigeri, N D ^b  

^a Vinayaka Mission's Medical College   (India)

^b K B N Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical findings; laboratory tests; reproductive tract infections; symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859047984     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.94020     Document Type: Article

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