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Editorial
. 2008 Feb 15;197(4):487-9.
doi: 10.1086/526498.

Trichomonas vaginalis infection: can we afford to do nothing?

R Scott McClelland
Editorial

Trichomonas vaginalis infection: can we afford to do nothing?

R Scott McClelland. J Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

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