Association of Oral Contraceptives and Abnormal Pap Smear
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A comparative study on colposcopy directed biopsy and Pap smear tests in patients with an abnormal Pap smear
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Applied Sciences
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1546-9239
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2005.1150.1152