Factors affecting vaginal pH levels among female adolescents attending genitourinary medicine clinics
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Biological and hormonal markers of chlamydia, human papillomavirus, and bacterial vaginosis among adolescents attending genitourinary medicine clinics.
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.014621