Reproductive tract infections in women seeking abortion in Vietnam
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Reproductive tract infections in women seeking abortion in Vietnam
BACKGROUND Women requesting abortion are at increased risk of developing RTI complications. However, RTI control in many resource-poor countries including Vietnam have been faced with logistical and methodological problems due to lack of standardized definitions of RTIs, lack of well-validated diagnostic criteria, lack of accurate laboratory tests, and lack of diagnostic equipment and skills. T...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Women's Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1472-6874
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-9-1