Management of anogenital warts in STD clinic, Kalubowila: a clinical audit
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Clinical and Epidemiological Evaluation of Patients with Anogenital Warts Referred to Dermatology Clinic of Imam-Reza Hospital in Mashhad
Introduction: Genital infections with human papilloma virus (HPV) are the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States. Several predisposing factors are known for this infection. So far, no studies on the risk factors and clinico-epidemiologic aspects of genital warts in Iran have been reported. So, we performed this study to evaluate epidemiologic aspects of anogenital warts i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lanka Journal of Sexual Health and HIV Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2478-0693
DOI: 10.4038/joshhm.v4i0.79