Syndromic management of vaginal discharge among women in a reproductive health clinic in India.

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Published in Sex Transm Infect on August 01, 2000

Authors

S Vishwanath1, V Talwar, R Prasad, K Coyaji, C J Elias, I de Zoysa

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1: Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

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