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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Coinfection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and human papillomavirus among patients attending STD clinics in Estonia

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Pages 714-718 | Received 23 Oct 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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