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A prospective study of asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis in Barbadian women

A. F. Attapattu School of Medicine and Research, University of the West Indies; Departments of
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P. R. Prussia Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados
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V. Boyce Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and
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P. N. Levett Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados
Pages 506-508 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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