PIN16 Rates and Predictors of Gonorrhea Re-Screening Among Privately Insured Patients with Gonorrhea in 2007-2009
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.08.204