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A New Instrument for the Taking Uncontaminated Swabs from the Interior of the Uterus
It consists of a (i) glass tube about \ inch in cross section and 8 inches to 9 inches in length slightly bent at a distance of about 1 inch from one open end. This end of the tube is closed by a piece of thin rubber (which may be made from a piece of torn rubber glove) which is stretched and fastened tight with silk thread at the bend of the tube. (?) Swab?a piece of stout copper wire and a pi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1953
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.4845.1095